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Buckeyeblue

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18. The SC should have more justices but also be rethought

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:37 AM

Dec 2021

The constitution is vague on the role of the SC. Honestly, the SC we have today, really has, over the course of our countries history, given itself the authority that it has.

I'm not sure what it should look like. But there should be more transparency. More accountability.

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Elizabeth Warren: "Expand the Supreme Court" [View all] brooklynite Dec 2021 OP

Setting a precedent is the problem. Omnipresent Dec 2021 #1

LOL! W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #5

Exactly! Omnipresent Dec 2021 #17

YES. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #2

15 seats minimum, 21 seats would be better- with 10 year term limits. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #3

The court needs to be expanded standingtall Dec 2021 #4

True maybe Tickle Dec 2021 #12

Certainly wish trump hadn't appointed 3 white wingers to Court, but not sure expanding Court is Hoyt Dec 2021 #6

Expand the Court to 15 and have 9 serve on a rotational basis. That way, you can't alwaysinasnit Dec 2021 #7

The part first you can do; the second you can't without a Constitutional Amendment. brooklynite Dec 2021 #8

Wishful thinking on my part. alwaysinasnit Dec 2021 #9

Making persuasive, well-reasoned noise about it is phase one. crickets Dec 2021 #10

Wow...why didn't someone consider that before? Oh wait, it has been talked about for months and Demsrule86 Dec 2021 #11

Long before than even Polybius Dec 2021 #14

I doubt they could get 40 Senate votes for it right now madville Dec 2021 #13

Keep saying it. gldstwmn Dec 2021 #15

Is she going to introduce a bill for court expansion.. AncientAndy Dec 2021 #16

The SC should have more justices but also be rethought Buckeyeblue Dec 2021 #18

15, 5D, 5R, 5non partisan IbogaProject Dec 2021 #19