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kentuck

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5. Two more Justices would still be a 6/5 majority for the conservatives.

Reply to milestogo (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 09:21 AM

Jul 2022

And less politically feasible, in my opinion.

We should not start a race to see who can add the most justices to the Court. We should try to correct the present imbalance, in my opinion.

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Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump have thrown the Supreme Court totally out of balance. [View all] kentuck Jul 2022 OP

One thing that might help Bettie Jul 2022 #1

Definitely. kentuck Jul 2022 #2

Our foes don't speak of balance C_U_L8R Jul 2022 #3

Are you kidding? When the court was more liberal they used to scream how unfair it was jimfields33 Jul 2022 #7

They definitely weren't speaking about balance then either :-) C_U_L8R Jul 2022 #8

We would need to add two justices milestogo Jul 2022 #4

Two more Justices would still be a 6/5 majority for the conservatives. kentuck Jul 2022 #5

Or we enough to Bettie Jul 2022 #10

The court has been "out of balance" for years and has been getting worse for years Botany Jul 2022 #6

Don't lose sight of the real issue when focusing on "balance" JHB Jul 2022 #9