In the battle over the US supreme court, Democrats can still have the last laugh

[Nasruddin]

28. Turnabout

Why would any court packing scheme work out? The next time the Senate changes hands - & it would be unstable in Democratic hands until some more equitable apportionment of membership by population takes place - the Republican majority would just pack it higher with a new slate.

I am personally more aligned with (some) conservatives on this issue. The Supreme Court is just a weird, unaccountable, unelected legislature (increasingly elderly). And it's never solved any problems, no matter which side you're on. If you disagree with these premises then you'll probably not like what follows. You may not agree that it acts like a party-based legislature. You may argue that it does solve problems (until it doesn't, & the system breaks down into civil war - well ok).

Why not revisit the Judicial Act of 1789, & reduce it to 0 members? That would be the best. And that would definitely depoliticize it.

If you can't do that, why not reduce it to 1? The Chief Justice is the only constitutionally named officer. Or, let him or her pick 8 more justices every year from the pool of Federal judges. One from each district. Expand the pool by 8 to compensate. One term and one term only, every year a new set.

If it's still possible to reduce the purview of the SC, then do that too. To an absolute minimum.

If you can do something about depoliticizing the federal judge system too, by all means. Since terms are probably needed a constitutional amendment probably required.