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DinahMoeHum

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4. Well, there's nothing in the Constitution that forbids it. . .

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 11:20 AM

Sep 2020

. . .and the idea that there should be only 9 Supreme Court justices isn't written in stone.

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The idea has occurred to me.... [View all] lastlib Sep 2020 OP

No question about it... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #1

Agreed. The Supreme Court likely should be expanded even without this move by Moscow Mitch. Statistical Sep 2020 #2

Very much so... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #3

The hard right would never go for that jmowreader Sep 2020 #9

SO much this Bettie Sep 2020 #5

Well, there's nothing in the Constitution that forbids it. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2020 #4

There has in the past been as many as 15, and several times in history it's been 11 Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #6

No matter how many justices there are, Bayard Sep 2020 #7

I think we should expand it but only marlakay Sep 2020 #8

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