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Joe should def put 5 more justices on the Court. 634-5789 Oct 2020 #1
Six MurrayDelph Oct 2020 #16
I Like That Idea, Start High and Negotiate down to 4 or 5 more. Skraxx Oct 2020 #24
20 more, seriously. Goodheart Oct 2020 #19
because they're lifetime appointments. There should be term limits. onetexan Oct 2020 #33
Because they ARE lifetime appointments is the exact reason why they should be made individually less Goodheart Oct 2020 #35
Without Feinstein and Manchin, we need at least 52 seats Polybius Oct 2020 #21
I clearly heard him say that he will let voters know before Election Day. Ninga Oct 2020 #2
He didn't actually say anything more about this before election day, did he? (n/t) thesquanderer Nov 2020 #38
Here is what he said. Ninga Nov 2020 #39
Thanks! n/t thesquanderer Nov 2020 #40
Sure! Ninga Nov 2020 #41
No. brooklynite Oct 2020 #3
If he is there are a number of variables to overcome Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #4
Between 2 & 3 also add remove filibuster. That has to happen first. Statistical Oct 2020 #28
That's what I thought I was hearing. lark Oct 2020 #5
Completely agree. I took it to mean Joe was lobbing a warning to GOP that if u dare i will do it. onetexan Oct 2020 #9
Feinstein too opposes ending it Polybius Oct 2020 #23
Gillibrand has weighed in on this? n/t moonscape Oct 2020 #30
Not recently that I know of but she was opposed to ending it when the Dems were in charge. lark Oct 2020 #37
Increase the size of the courts Chainfire Oct 2020 #6
That would require a constitutional amendment. Statistical Oct 2020 #29
What Moscow Mitch has been doing is court packing. NNadir Oct 2020 #7
It's not up to him; there's currently a statute setting the number at 9, The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #8
This is where I think the Vice President Biden is making a mistake PRETZEL Oct 2020 #11
Actually, I believe it has been set at 9 since the 1860's... Wounded Bear Oct 2020 #12
It was re-set again at 9 in 1948 after FDR's unsuccessful attempt The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #15
Incorrect, It Has Been 9 Since the 1860's, FDR threatened to increase but ultimately didn't. Skraxx Oct 2020 #18
That's true. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #20
Interestingly, It's Where The Term "Court Packing" Came From Skraxx Oct 2020 #22
Agree. FDR didn't like what the court was doing with some of his New Deal programs The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #25
Indeed, In My View We Are Left With Little Options BUT to "Modernize" or "Balance" Skraxx Oct 2020 #26
Ding Ding Ding!! onetexan Oct 2020 #34
I think we all know it beachbumbob Oct 2020 #10
exactly how i took it. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #13
That was my sense. Go, Biden! flor-de-jasmim Oct 2020 #14
Yes, that is what I think. Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #17
He Sure Was! Skraxx Oct 2020 #27
Well, and I like how he thinks, she's not confirmed YET JCMach1 Oct 2020 #31
No. McConnell & Co WILL confirm Barrett in hard-right court packing. Hortensis Oct 2020 #32
Expansion is unpacking lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #36
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