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Awsi Dooger

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4. It's never going to happen

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 02:11 AM

Sep 2020

I don't understand why everyone doesn't step back and understand that. There is no way we'd get unanimous support from our side and the mere proposal would draw greater negativity than support.

People who don't follow politics closely would suddenly downgrade everything Trump has done and be accepting of the terms radical and socialist toward Democrats. Those apolitical types do not know anything about the Supreme Court except it is 9 justices. Ginsberg's passing is terrible timing but even McConnell's despicable hypocrisy is going to be viewed as greater normalcy than one side suddenly and desperately changing the numbers.

Too much emotion around here tonight and not enough logic. Statehood addition is a reasonable possibility. Eleven or 13 justices is not.

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Imagine Republican outrage if Pres. Biden and a Democratic Congress expand the Supreme Court. [View all] pnwmom Sep 2020 OP

Packing the court is likely fantasy. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #1

It's never going to happen Awsi Dooger Sep 2020 #4

Even Bernie came out against the idea back during the primaries... Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #6

That why we add States to protect the new make up of the Supreme Court standingtall Sep 2020 #8

The first thing you're going to have to do is expand the courts... Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #12

He would only need 50 because Kamala Harris would be the tie breaking vote standingtall Sep 2020 #15

Even at 50 you're not guaranteed enough support. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #19

It better or Biden will not have no more than 4 years with nothing to show for it standingtall Sep 2020 #20

Maybe. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #22

Term limits is the fantasy-- the Constitution puts them in the job for life. Expanding the Court... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #14

if it were 2009, I'd buy it. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #21

Nor do I, but we should give it a shot. You just never know for sure. TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #23

Imagine the Republicans losing in November, and packing the Court in December ? OnDoutside Sep 2020 #2

This seems to be Mcturttles plan all along. Forever jobs for conservative judges. Stack the courts. mitch96 Sep 2020 #24

Yes, and they'd have nothing left to lose in December but to curry OnDoutside Sep 2020 #25

Fuck em. BGBD Sep 2020 #3

+1. It is delusional to pretend Republicans are decent or honorable people. dalton99a Sep 2020 #11

Idgaf what they think vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #5

That's what the Republicans have done, so yep Eid Ma Clack Shaw Sep 2020 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Sep 2020 #7

Much too long. 16 tops. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Sep 2020 #10

18 - 30 is too long. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #13

It's often forgotten that a 4-4 divided opinion is basically thrown away, so many things... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #16

It's not thrown away for them when the appeals court is majority conservative. n/t pnwmom Sep 2020 #17

But what if they rule our way-- it does happen. 4-4 is a crapshoot, and messy when two circuits... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #18