What is the process for adding more justices to the SCOTUS?

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9. that's why i said "as the rules stand now"

frankly i'm surprised republicans haven't yanked the filibuster altogether as it is, it's the last thin hold on power we have.

well, i think i know, the problem is their majority in the senate is slim and they have trouble cobbling together a majority on things that aren't purely partisan. look how much trouble they had trying to get a tax cut through, i mean, that's the one thing every damn republican agrees on and they still struggled to get it done.

so they're not eager to take the risk of removing the filibuster as it would work against them once they're in the minority, unless they know they can pass a lot of crap while in the majority.


we would face a similar problem, along with the fact that once it's gone, it's likely gone for a long, long time, if not forever. then if republicans ever regain the majority, we're screwed.

i don't know what the right strategy is for us regarding repealing the filibuster. in any event, it only matters when a party controls the white house and both houses of congress (but with fewer than 60 senators), and if republicans succeed in cementing their takeover, we'll never even get to that point.