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BeyondGeography

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3. I think we should forget that

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 04:44 PM

Sep 2020

Biden is an institutionalist running on restoring sanity and normalcy to government. He will inherit a severely depressed economy and a global pandemic. The Court will dominate the news for awhile, but most voters won’t see it as their main issue. One could easily question the political wisdom of elevating court packing to top priority status. Plus court packing isn’t done by fiat. You’d have to ride herd on Senate Democrats not all of whom will be on board. Stressful work (How stressful? it gave FDR’s Senate Majority Leader a fatal heart attack in 1937). Biden has limited time to make his mark legislatively and avoid a repeat of the 2010 midterms. Court packing isn’t something he would do even if he had the time and the capital. Come next January, he won’t have either.

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In the battle over the US supreme court, Democrats can still have the last laugh [View all] mysteryowl Sep 2020 OP

I would love to see the Court expanded to 13. aquamarina Sep 2020 #1

that's logical dweller Sep 2020 #2

Makes sense. And then... paleotn Sep 2020 #10

I agree. I've thought this for a long time. Lonestarblue Sep 2020 #27

I completely agree. aquamarina Sep 2020 #31

I think we should forget that BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #3

I respectfully disagree. Biden will be riding a huge Blue Wave Tommymac Sep 2020 #6

How about starting with Biden's DE buddy Chris Coons BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #8

yes Gore1FL Sep 2020 #9

Biden is on the record as opposed to packing the court BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #13

They also oppose the GOP rat-fucking the courts, I suspect. Gore1FL Sep 2020 #18

My answer is he probably sees this as a waste of time to begin with BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #19

You asked DU, not Biden. nt Gore1FL Sep 2020 #21

If the SC strikes down Roe v Wade, gay marriage, Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #11

So we've los the Supreme Court for 20 years? RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #26

Hate to break it to you BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #30

Biden doesn't have to do this all by himself. LiberalFighter Sep 2020 #33

There's another, similar rationale kurtcagle Sep 2020 #4

That really cuts to the chase bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #5

Possibly, but we have an election to win first. ooky Sep 2020 #7

yep, and we should but RBG is on record saying she is against packing the court. I think we should yaesu Sep 2020 #12

We wouldn't be packing the Court, we'd be unpacking the Court. bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #22

"a justified gesture of constitutional restoration, not usurpation" liberalla Sep 2020 #14

Nope. I want 15 justices Miguelito Loveless Sep 2020 #15

The "court packing" plan was simple politics. Scruffy1 Sep 2020 #16

Even More OhioTim Sep 2020 #17

. lastlib Sep 2020 #24

And to the hand-wringers who say this politicizes the Court, well it already IS politicized. SunSeeker Sep 2020 #20

Raise the number to 21 by adding 12 more justices. Quemado Sep 2020 #23

Until even later when the GOP can get back control of House/Senate + Presidency andym Sep 2020 #25

Turnabout Nasruddin Sep 2020 #28

great idea! RicROC Sep 2020 #36

If Moscow Mitch pulls this shit, with his decidedly unconservative contempt for the Constitution... NNadir Sep 2020 #29

My question is, if we add justices, where does it end? CaptainTruth Sep 2020 #32

They'll do it JGug1 Sep 2020 #38

6 Justices in 1790 when population was just under 4 million. nt LiberalFighter Sep 2020 #34

Supreme Court JGug1 Sep 2020 #35

If Trump gets his replacement for RBG in time wnylib Sep 2020 #37

A lot of comments here stating Biden isn't for it Alpeduez21 Sep 2020 #39

Or reduce it to 7 Captain Zero Sep 2020 #40