The Supreme Court with Nine Justices is Backwards compared to other nations

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2. Exactly and justices are being appointed younger and living longer.

In the early US history most justices served less than a decade although there were some exceptions. That meant each President appointed multiple justices each term. Some two term Presidents appointed as many as 5 or 6 justices because they didn't live that long. In the modern era it is closer to an average of 20 years and that is slowly creeping up towards 30 with each new justice.

Handmaid lady could serve for 4 decades. If that becomes the standard the rate justices are replaced drops even further. It means each justice replacement becomes hypercritical. Except more bullshit and sleaze. More doing the anything allowed by the legal limits of power to the expense of the nation.

Even if Moscow Mitch hadn't betrayed his country the Supreme Court should be expanded. This just makes it more of a direct imperative.