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Biden Calls for Reform of Supreme Court [View all]

https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/22/biden-calls-for-reform-of-supreme-court/

Biden Calls for Reform of Supreme Court
October 22, 2020 at 8:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Joe Biden told 60 Minutes that the Supreme Court system needs reform, saying “it’s getting out of whack.”

He said he would launch a 180-day national commission “of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative” to study Supreme Court reforms.

Said Biden: “It is a live ball. We’re going to have to do that… The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just a political football, whoever has the most votes gets whatever they want.”

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Biden Calls for Reform of Supreme Court [View all] babylonsister Oct 2020 OP

That's interesting. honest.abe Oct 2020 #1

Require Supreme Court Nominees to Have At Least 10 Years of Judicial Experience... TomCADem Oct 2020 #52

Isn't that also true... Zeitghost Oct 2020 #71

I Would Be Fine With That. TomCADem Oct 2020 #74

He's calling for a committee to study it, anyway. octoberlib Oct 2020 #2

republicans do not need too much ammunition, they will make up what Joe didn't offer Escurumbele Oct 2020 #18

Build Back Better. Including SCOTUS. oasis Oct 2020 #3

+1 Hugin Oct 2020 #4

k&r bigtree Oct 2020 #5

K&R, That's a rational adult answer. Been so long since we've had one of those its unbelievable. uponit7771 Oct 2020 #6

+10 nt reACTIONary Oct 2020 #31

Good! Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #7

Good plan DrToast Oct 2020 #8

If Biden doesn't expand SCOTUS, his agenda is ultimately doomed Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #9

Expand to 11... Salviati Oct 2020 #10

Any talk of amendments is futile, needs 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of state legislatures Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #13

It doesn't take an amendment to fix SCOTUS... Just federal law JCMach1 Oct 2020 #14

To expand no, but Salviati was talking about far more than that in post 10 Polybius Oct 2020 #23

Yeah, thats jumping the shark 🦈 a bit. Simple reduction to 9 JCMach1 Oct 2020 #35

No they wouldn't Revanchist Oct 2020 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author JCMach1 Oct 2020 #69

Also not an issue... Expand to 13. JCMach1 Oct 2020 #70

Do some thorough investigations wnylib Oct 2020 #78

Not vague enough Nasruddin Oct 2020 #36

I say expand SCOTUS to 13 meow2u3 Oct 2020 #33

Exactly right. One for each district has a symmetry and logic that makes the proposed change.... RussellCattle Oct 2020 #42

Especially since for the most part each district court LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #43

Yup. He needs leverage. Reforms that make sense and are instituted immediately are the only other KPN Oct 2020 #20

"If Biden doesn't expand SCOTUS, his agenda is ultimately doomed." LenaBaby61 Oct 2020 #41

I believe that he is setting up Federal Court, including the SC, up for expansion. Blue_true Oct 2020 #72

Good point. I want voting rights secured, but I don't want it to be ecstatic Oct 2020 #73

Republicans must not be allowed to perpetuate minority rule by judicial fiat. dalton99a Oct 2020 #11

THIS ⬆⬆ Duppers Oct 2020 #15

Yep! calimary Oct 2020 #19

Yep! ancianita Oct 2020 #66

Didn't Republicans gush over Tim Scott's Rice4VP Oct 2020 #12

It's been suggested that instead of increasing the # a 7-2 majority would be needed to over Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #16

Well, its better than nothing n/t tormadjax Oct 2020 #17

What'll he do? Nail 95 theses to the Supreme Court door? JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #21

There were times early in the Republican that feared "papists" bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #28

Yes, it was a loud argument during JFK's campaign. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #29

"of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative..." Grins Oct 2020 #22

Ordinarily I'd agree, but at the last Town Hall he did, George PatrickforO Oct 2020 #34

he wants to include republicans, stevesinpa Oct 2020 #76

Biden expresses a reasonable solution. Reasonable solutions work when we are working with other KPN Oct 2020 #24

+1 n/t area51 Oct 2020 #26

Clarence Thomas is 72 ArizonaLib Oct 2020 #25

3 branches, divided power bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #27

I haven't had time to read further but the appellate... Blue_playwright Oct 2020 #30

I think it's been decades since the appellate courts were increased. Lonestarblue Oct 2020 #37

Thanks for the info and link! Blue_playwright Oct 2020 #61

YES! PatrickforO Oct 2020 #32

I could get away with shooting someone on 5th Ave... occupant Oct 2020 #38

I believe we need a vetting process for Judges KS Toronado Oct 2020 #39

The American law schools are all conservativist factories FakeNoose Oct 2020 #40

As someone who watched the process in law school... Blasphemer Oct 2020 #53

Term-limits. DetlefK Oct 2020 #44

This is the Right Approach - Expanding the Court Shouldn't Be Seen as a Naked Political Move Indykatie Oct 2020 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2020 #46

John Oliver suggested 18 year terms. tclambert Oct 2020 #63

Here are my suggestions LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2020 #48

I think this is good. Come together in a bipartisan, scholaristic view of the SC. Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #49

Doesn't need reform, just impeach the jerks that lied to get there. rwsanders Oct 2020 #50

Ditto... WyattKansas Oct 2020 #51

See post #54. nt dware Oct 2020 #55

What good does impeaching them do when we don't have the votes dware Oct 2020 #54

If clear and convincing evidence is presented, it becomes a easy decision for even a Republican, rwsanders Oct 2020 #57

There was clear and convincing evidence that Kavanaugh lied during his dware Oct 2020 #59

Then we have to knock out those that vote against one by one. That strategy finally took out a rwsanders Oct 2020 #62

That would be the logical solution, dware Oct 2020 #68

If this election really spanks the Republican Party hard and tosses out the old corrupt Senators... WyattKansas Oct 2020 #65

I think it's safe to say that there will be no impeachment in the House, dware Oct 2020 #67

That is a fantasy, we're never going to have 67 votes to remove a justice. tritsofme Oct 2020 #56

Easier to get 67 votes for that if clear and convincing evidence is presented. rwsanders Oct 2020 #60

Don't let this issue bog down Biden's Presidency. Pompoy Oct 2020 #58

We don't have 180 days to let this court destroy american institutions Alpeduez21 Oct 2020 #75

Judges must stop accepting gifts RainCaster Oct 2020 #77