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CincyDem

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4. There is a rationale for 13. 29...not so much.

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 12:19 AM

Oct 2020

The last time the court was expanded was to accommodate the move from 7 circuits to 9. Today we have 13. We're just following the intent of the framers by having an associate justice for every circuit. No racking, no stacking, no packing (homage to the late Fred Thompson in Die Hard 2...or was it 3 ???)...just plain old originalism at work.

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Expand the court and make them howl. [View all] PTWB Oct 2020 OP

29! madaboutharry Oct 2020 #1

We'll have to have major court reform. We cannot be expected to live under the oppressive rule Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #2

expand ALL the courts lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #3

There is a rationale for 13. 29...not so much. CincyDem Oct 2020 #4

I have mixed feelings about expanding the Supremes Bayard Oct 2020 #5

THEN IT WILL KEEP ESCALATING. Desert grandma Oct 2020 #6