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🇺🇦SHARON ☮️💔
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More Democrats in Senate. It will take 60 votes OR eliminate filibuster. We cannot eliminate filibuster without Manchin and Sinema’s votes. They refuse. We must increase Democratic majority in Senate to 53 in Nov. we can then tell Sinema and Manchin go get screwed!

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This is the clearest, and most straightforward argument I've seen for expanding the Supreme Court [View all] Bleacher Creature Jun 2022 OP

Thx, BC! SheltieLover Jun 2022 #1

If similarly each circuit had to supply one justice, I wonder how that might tip the scales? n/t thesquanderer Jun 2022 #2

Kick & recommend. Great post. bronxiteforever Jun 2022 #3

Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #4

Precedent! Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #5

Precedent! Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #6

It is not a good argument. former9thward Jun 2022 #7

I beg to differ proud patriot Jun 2022 #10

You made the technical case for 4 more justices in your last two sentences. It doesn't matter uponit7771 Jun 2022 #17

So long as you are cool with a Republican President/Senate expanding the Court to 13 kelly1mm Jun 2022 #8

not beyond 13 proud patriot Jun 2022 #11

There is no constitutional limit to circuit courts (or that there be circuit courts at all) Are kelly1mm Jun 2022 #13

Are you willing to bet the future on the GOP sticking with nine justices? speak easy Jun 2022 #19

Not me ... they will do it .. proud patriot Jun 2022 #51

I am not fearful of it ... I know it proud patriot Jun 2022 #52

Yep, worst case scenario that needs to be considered: Hav Jun 2022 #21

And there's the problem 48656c6c6f20 Jun 2022 #22

i've been saying ths for years proud patriot Jun 2022 #9

The Party doesn't quite seem willing to nuke the filibuster to make that In It to Win It Jun 2022 #12

You should be VERY, VERY afraid of what the Republicans will do if Democrats nuke the filibuster. nt kelly1mm Jun 2022 #14

Then we will have to learn to do without on some things In It to Win It Jun 2022 #16

Because MAGA wont nuke the filibuster they first chance they get!? They've done it before for ... uponit7771 Jun 2022 #18

Senator Reid was the one who started the nuking of the filibuster, not republicans. When Trump kelly1mm Jun 2022 #32

Because MAGA abused filibuster to stop Obama judges which goes to my point that uponit7771 Jun 2022 #35

Every use of the filibuster is seen as an abuse by the majority. What would be a non-abusive use of kelly1mm Jun 2022 #36

False. You can use your filibuster in order to press concerns but not stop legislation all together uponit7771 Jun 2022 #37

I think you and I will not agree on the benefits of the filibuster. I think Democrats will kelly1mm Jun 2022 #38

We have to agree on reality; MAGA escalated abuses of filibuster ***FIRST*** dems responded. right? uponit7771 Jun 2022 #39

The Republicans refused to seat a historically high number of President Obamas judicial kelly1mm Jun 2022 #42

Maybe but objective data can be set on when GOP started using filibuster at high rate and when ... uponit7771 Jun 2022 #44

So long as you are cool with the consequences of no filibuster for Democrats when they are in the kelly1mm Jun 2022 #45

Because of the objective change to the filibuster I am 10000% OK with it not existing at all. The uponit7771 Jun 2022 #47

Because the GOP would never nuke it themselves? speak easy Jun 2022 #20

Not 'never' but unlikely in the foreseeable future. They did not nuke it when they kelly1mm Jun 2022 #33

right ?! The "republicans aren't really scorpions that'll sting the frog" argument sounds hysterical uponit7771 Jun 2022 #40

If the Rs get 51 seats and the fillibuster stands in their way Deminpenn Jun 2022 #28

Senator Reid nuked the judicial filibuster. The R's just finished the job by making it apply kelly1mm Jun 2022 #34

But reps escalated filibuster abuse first right ?! tia uponit7771 Jun 2022 #41

That's my point, when it suited McConnell to get his Deminpenn Jun 2022 #43

Couldn't you say 'when it suited Reid to get his lw picks on the federal courts, he kelly1mm Jun 2022 #46

Had McConnell and co not been Deminpenn Jun 2022 #48

Nonsense Republicans are already doing every thing they want now standingtall Jun 2022 #53

No lifetime appointments. Earth-shine Jun 2022 #15

They really weren't shorter. onenote Jun 2022 #23

We live longer now. The potential for a justice to be on the bench into their 90s is much greater Earth-shine Jun 2022 #24

The potential may be greater that applies to justices appointed by Democrats too. onenote Jun 2022 #25

There should be a complete redesign of the court such that justices rotate in and out. Earth-shine Jun 2022 #26

Arguably, the Supreme Court has always exercised more power than presidents. onenote Jun 2022 #27

Arguably, this conversation is over. Earth-shine Jun 2022 #29

Okay. Nice chatting with you. onenote Jun 2022 #31

My view also Deminpenn Jun 2022 #30

We need to do this ASAP. Someone needs to persuade President Biden. Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #49

K&R Poiuyt Jun 2022 #50