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backscatter712

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12. This.

Reply to DIVINEprividence (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:24 AM

Sep 2020

We Dems would be in a position to pack the court if Biden won, we took the Senate, kept the House, and in the Senate, nuked the filibuster.

The way you change the number of justices in SCOTUS is to pass a law. Both houses vote, and the POTUS signs it.

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What if Trump preemptively packs the SC court? [View all] fescuerescue Sep 2020 OP

He can't. Dems control the House DIVINEprividence Sep 2020 #1

This. backscatter712 Sep 2020 #12

There is no point worrying about what doc03 Sep 2020 #2

Well lets just shut the forum down fescuerescue Sep 2020 #13

He has no reason to pack the court. The makeup of the court works for him now. In It to Win It Sep 2020 #3

Sure he does fescuerescue Sep 2020 #14

The size of the court is set by legislation. Changing it requires passing new legislation. Statistical Sep 2020 #4

Do you ever see Mitch McConnell say, "we shouldn't do x because what will happen when the Dems take Yavin4 Sep 2020 #5

I hope democrats in office have finally learned FoxNewsSucks Sep 2020 #7

Simple. moondust Sep 2020 #6

Can a blanket EO actually do all that? FoxNewsSucks Sep 2020 #8

No. It's misinformation. PTWB Sep 2020 #9

No. moondust Sep 2020 #11

If it were that easy, Trump would have done that to Obama's appointees Generic Brad Sep 2020 #10