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melm00se

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18. FDR tried that

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #11)

Tue May 13, 2014, 11:22 AM

May 2014

with the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937. It failed even with a Democratic majority in both the House (77% Democrats) and Senate (71% Democrats). Congress, wisely, decided that the Executive Branch should attempt to convert losses before the court into victories by by adding cards into the deck that would benefit the Roosevelt Administration and its agenda.

Getting something like that passed now with the House in Republican hands and the Senate in Democratic hands is even less likely.

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Impeach Clarence Thomas? [View all] marmar May 2014 OP

Yes, he must be impeached along with Roberts randys1 May 2014 #1

Scaly is not qualified to bag mikeysnot May 2014 #2

Forget Sharia law, we need to worry about Scalia Law. n/t aggiesal May 2014 #25

Ooh! I see bumper sticker there! Atman May 2014 #26

Have to admit, I stole it from ... aggiesal May 2014 #27

That is a good one! Enthusiast May 2014 #36

What did Roberts lie about? woolldog May 2014 #34

everything, claimed he would respect precedent on several issues randys1 May 2014 #37

Very interesting. woolldog May 2014 #38

Scalia and Thoma also attend fund-raisers which is against some legal code of ethics. No sanction okaawhatever May 2014 #3

More than that... Grins May 2014 #12

Thx for that extra info. I knew his wife had created a situation for him that was immoral/illegal okaawhatever May 2014 #19

Such a thing could happen only if we elect a very strong MineralMan May 2014 #4

Yes, this can happen. GOTV 2014! Every election is the most important in history, but this one mountain grammy May 2014 #14

it could be a gotv motivator - gotv 2014 to impeach thomas and scalia leftyohiolib May 2014 #16

^^^THIS^^^ 2naSalit May 2014 #15

The Democrats last controlled the House during the 110th and 111th Congresses totodeinhere May 2014 #21

One would have to be sure that this strong majority really wanted KoKo May 2014 #22

Very interesting..K&R Jefferson23 May 2014 #5

How could we possibly impeach him? NV Whino May 2014 #6

Won't happen. Katashi_itto May 2014 #7

As for return on investment for his salary, we would have gotten more out of store window manikin.nt Snotcicles May 2014 #8

just think iamthebandfanman May 2014 #9

+1000 Louisiana1976 May 2014 #30

there is a movie heaven05 May 2014 #10

I see an easier path to correct the court Major Nikon May 2014 #11

FDR tried that melm00se May 2014 #18

FDR used it as a bluff which worked Major Nikon May 2014 #20

a bluff only melm00se May 2014 #23

Not necessarily Major Nikon May 2014 #32

What did Clarence Thomas say when someone spilled a soft drink in his lap? KansDem May 2014 #13

.... Louisiana1976 May 2014 #28

Yes, Yes, YES titanicdave May 2014 #17

Don't just impeach smallcat88 May 2014 #24

Well said. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #29

Why the question mark?? n/t Peregrine Took May 2014 #31

There are good grounds to impeach Thomas Gothmog May 2014 #33

Yes, make it so dreamnightwind May 2014 #35