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mn9driver

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6. Expand the court to 13...

Reply to BamaRefugee (Original post)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 05:12 PM

Dec 2021

Eliminate the Filibuster for this vote. Get Manchin and Sinema to vote yes on this. Have Biden nominate 4 new justices. And get it done before the end of 2022.

Somehow I don’t hold a lot of hope that this will happen.

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BUT...BUT..."The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing".... [View all] BamaRefugee Dec 2021 OP

There'll always be some excuse for them, I'm sure. AleksS Dec 2021 #1

We have to expand the Court Bayard Dec 2021 #2

One DUer suggested we cut the court back to the original six & get rid of the last three. CrispyQ Dec 2021 #7

I like that idea. paleotn Dec 2021 #10

haha! They certainly couldn't accuse of us court packing! LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #16

I like this. As long as the momentum is with contracting rights, I mean. ancianita Dec 2021 #22

It can't happen Polybius Dec 2021 #25

In order to do that, we need wnylib Dec 2021 #9

I'd say four, to keep it uneven and to make sure there's one more Democratic-appointed lees1975 Dec 2021 #13

It can be how? Polybius Dec 2021 #26

Biden just said no Polybius Dec 2021 #24

It's about naked power for them iemanja Dec 2021 #3

I wish the Dems would show some power, naked, in a tuxedo, I don't care JUST FIGHT FOR US. BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #4

And yet, Chump picked Barrett in his final year FakeNoose Dec 2021 #5

Obama was 100% not going to be POTUS next term, whereas Trump may have been ... Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #8

Let's be clear about this: it was never a rule FakeNoose Dec 2021 #18

AGREED! But I've seen a lot of people claim it was an equivalent situation Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #19

I've always wondered if Mitch knew something about the election reaults. Lonestarblue Dec 2021 #20

Expand the court to 13... mn9driver Dec 2021 #6

I doubt it too. Lonestarblue Dec 2021 #21

Biden just said no Polybius Dec 2021 #27

They play bare knuckles. So should we. paleotn Dec 2021 #11

Good luck with that. TxGuitar Dec 2021 #14

Why do even Democratic voters Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #12

There knew what they WERE doing in 1776 dickthegrouch Dec 2021 #15

the Founding Fathers OBVIOUSLY didn't want presidents in their last 2 years in office to nominate... Bucky Dec 2021 #17

Yes, they knew what they were doing, But, 'COULDN'T HAVE FORSEEN WHAT THE U.S. BECAME..!! Stuart G Dec 2021 #23