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Nevilledog

(55,132 posts) Tue Sep 22, 2020, 11:55 AM Sep 2020

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Elie Mystal: SCOTUS can't be dictated by McConnell's 'whims' [View all]

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The Nation’s justice correspondent Elie Mystal joins MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber to discuss the avenues ahead for Democrats to prevent the Senate from voting on Trump’s next SCOTUS nominee. Mystal argues that more justices on the Supreme Court would be beneficial for the country, saying “the more justices on the Supreme Court there are, the less important any one random death is to our polity.”

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https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/elie-mystal-scotus-can-t-be-dictated-by-mcconnell-s-whims-92267589524

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Elie Mystal: SCOTUS can't be dictated by McConnell's 'whims' [View all] Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

Expand the court, or live under Republican rule forever. dalton99a Sep 2020 #1

scotus has to expand samsingh Sep 2020 #2

Yes. It does. Bettie Sep 2020 #4

I saw Elie on MSNBC last night and he has some good arguments. octoberlib Sep 2020 #3

This is such an important point too Bettie Sep 2020 #5

I was shocked when he suggested 100 judges but his explanation made sense. SharonClark Sep 2020 #6

It would also stop the devastating consequences when a justice retires or dies. Nevilledog Sep 2020 #7

Thanks for posting this. It's obvious to me that adding more justices to the SCOTUS is the way to Yavin4 Sep 2020 #8

Thx for posting this. myccrider Sep 2020 #9

Expansion of the Supreme Court that he suggests Greybnk48 Sep 2020 #10

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