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Blue_playwright

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30. I haven't had time to read further but the appellate...

Thu Oct 22, 2020, 11:37 AM

Oct 2020

Appellate courts were increased from 9 to 13 in recent years? I didn’t catch which President it was under.

Anyway, the expert said each SCOTUS justice follows or works with or gathers cases from the top appellate courts and with the increase, the workload is now skewed and some restructuring is needed whether or not the number of SC justices are increased.

Thought that was fascinating. I was hesitant to get behind an increase but it seems it might speed up and streamline the process.

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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