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Deminpenn

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43. That's my point, when it suited McConnell to get his

Mon Jun 27, 2022, 02:16 PM

Jun 2022

rw picks on SCOTUS, he got rid of the fillibuster for those appointments.

FWIW, Biden's filled a lot of court vacancies and almost all have been approved with significant R support. None of that would've happened if Reid hadn't nuked the fillibuster. Not having a fillibuster seems much more conducive to civilized behavior and bipartisanship than having it.

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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