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Buckeyeblue

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1. Jefferson helped create the constitution
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:44 AM
Jul 2024

What did he think the Supreme Court would become? Especially with lifetime appointments and zero accountability.

It seems the only real checks the other branches can put on the court is by determining the number of justices. They could water down the influence a single justice or small block of justices had by appointing more justices.

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