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jcgoldie

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6. They should kill the filibuster and goto 15

Reply to DSandra (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 02:38 PM

Sep 2020

And republicans will cry of course but it shouldn't even cause the political fallout that it might ordinarily. The hypocrisy that they are displaying just 4 years after letting Garland dangle for almost a year is basically a statement of "might makes right". We will vote on a nomination no matter how close to the election BECAUSE WE CAN. OK lets see how that philosophy works out if you lose both houses and the executive...

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The Supreme Court with Nine Justices is Backwards compared to other nations [View all] DSandra Sep 2020 OP

You are right. Our population has grown tremendously and our court cannot handle many cases. delisen Sep 2020 #1

That sounds like a really good argument for expansion when we do it jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #3

Exactly and justices are being appointed younger and living longer. Statistical Sep 2020 #2

We simply cannot live under an oppressive regime that a 6-3 court will bring Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #4

+1000 Expand the entire Federal Bench, all the way up and down the hierarchy. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #8

How many bricks, would Mitch shit if... dubyadiprecession Sep 2020 #5

They should kill the filibuster and goto 15 jcgoldie Sep 2020 #6

Go even Higher, 19+ with 3-5 on any one case, at random. OnDoutside Sep 2020 #9

I'm starting to like the National Court of Appeals proposal...... lastlib Sep 2020 #7

I agree that 9 is not enough Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Sep 2020 #11