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5. Only two on the court

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 11:18 AM

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Liberal groups back plan to expand Supreme Court [View all] brooklynite Jun 2020 OP

IMO SCOTUS is far too powerful, far too political and so easily slanted for decades. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2020 #1

So you're just going to let RW judges shit on the American people? dalton99a Jun 2020 #2

Only two on the court jimfields33 Jun 2020 #5

Add two or three new justices to the court. dalton99a Jun 2020 #7

No thank you. Two trump judges are enough. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #8

??? 5 on the court, right? lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #53

Good grief. Read the full thread on what I was replying to. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #60

Yup re-read it and your brief cryptic title is still inscrutable. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #62

Tough. What I wrote is perfect and accurate. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #63

You rock dude; you are indeed perfect. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #64

Have a great day!!!!! jimfields33 Jun 2020 #65

I second that. Kingofalldems Jun 2020 #72

We need to win the November election. Then as vacancies occur we can appoint progressive judges. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #28

FDR did not make a mistake. His threat of adding justices was enough to swing votes for the New Deal dalton99a Jun 2020 #61

I suggest they crack open a history book before they waste time and money on this.... George II Jun 2020 #3

As soon as they wrote "pack the Supreme Court" I discounted the article csziggy Jun 2020 #12

Getting into the guts of the article, it turns out to be just another "progressive" shot at Biden... George II Jun 2020 #14

Actually Bernie Sanders doesn't support packing the court either JonLP24 Jun 2020 #84

Who was talking about Bernie Sanders? We're talking about the possibility of our next President... George II Jun 2020 #85

You made this into Progressive vs Biden thing JonLP24 Jun 2020 #88

"Progressive" is a moving target/definition. MANY Democrats consider Biden to be a "progressive".... George II Jun 2020 #89

Sanders is rated as the most liberal Senator out of Senators that served 10 years JonLP24 Jun 2020 #90

Sorry, no he isn't. You obviously didn't check my link. Have a great evening............. George II Jun 2020 #91

No, "packing" the Court means adding additional members to the Court. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #31

Moscow Mitch didn't pack it; he stole it. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #68

Yes, that's one way of putting it. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2020 #73

Yep. " Being Politico, I think this is just more pot stirring and water carrying for trump." mahina Jun 2020 #92

Republicans only changed the Supreme Court filibuster jimfields33 Jun 2020 #4

The article has an underlying anti-Democratic agenda. George II Jun 2020 #15

I agree with you - the constitution says congress regulates that court, anyway. ArizonaLib Jun 2020 #22

The Tara Reade "incident" didn't work, "defunding the police" isn't working, this is just another... George II Jun 2020 #26

Good to see those jerks on the run ArizonaLib Jun 2020 #49

Thanks. Sounded like it. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #30

Correct, Harry Reid's actions, which were widely supported at DU at the time, gave the Republicans totodeinhere Jun 2020 #32

For sure they would. Next thing you know we'll have 100 Supreme Court judges. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #33

I'm very much in favor of this... OR, term limits of 10 years. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #6

Absolutely. dalton99a Jun 2020 #10

At least term limits of 10 years. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2020 #16

12 years with the option after that to make it lifetime but only if cstanleytech Jun 2020 #20

Only if we do it right... Blue_playwright Jun 2020 #87

great idea. rampartc Jun 2020 #9

If Trump gets another appointment, you will feel differently. Dawson Leery Jun 2020 #11

Fair enough to want reforms to the court BUT janterry Jun 2020 #13

No. If we add more, Republicans will add more as soon as they can. CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #17

Each restacking has less potency. 5-4, 6-5, are way different than 15-14. Lucky Luciano Jun 2020 #38

We need to follow Buttigieg's plan on it FreeState Jun 2020 #43

This seems well thought out. Lucky Luciano Jun 2020 #67

What would be a far better tactic, IMHO NewJeffCT Jun 2020 #18

President Biden will be able to add judges just as easily as trump jimfields33 Jun 2020 #34

If Merrick Garland had been confirmed it would be 5 democratic appointees .. aggiesal Jun 2020 #19

Best would be if we had legal grounds to invalidate every seat that was blocked by McConnell. JudyM Jun 2020 #23

I agree HootieMcBoob Jun 2020 #27

You make it seem like Garland is a liberal judge. Calista241 Jun 2020 #47

What if she doesn't retire? Polybius Jun 2020 #58

No I don't. I specifically did not use Liberal .vs. Conservative judges ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #59

it cannot happen unless we get a huge majority in the Senate, right? jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #21

Nope, just 50 votes +1 nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #45

The Senate Dems will have to remove the filibuster entirely to pass legislation expanding the USSC. Calista241 Jun 2020 #48

At this late stage in the American Experiment, the risk is worth it nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #69

it would be worth the sacrifice. jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #74

The filibuster isn't in the Constitution. roamer65 Jun 2020 #78

We need to undo the court-stacking nt Gore1FL Jun 2020 #24

I think we need a look at the entire federal court system. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #25

something has to be done. Not sure if expanding will work but if it does, i'm in. onetexan Jun 2020 #29

There are two stolen Supreme Court seats. That must be fixed. Lucky Luciano Jun 2020 #35

At the beginning of his second term Roosevelt proposed "packing" the Supreme Court... George II Jun 2020 #36

Maybe it's time to "Even" the Scotus moonseller66 Jun 2020 #37

Decision #285 from SCOTUS 2035 A.D... moonseller66 Jun 2020 #39

Bad idea. Let's focus on winning elections in November before we start talking about changing jalan48 Jun 2020 #40

I would not object but we would have to make rather cstanleytech Jun 2020 #41

Didn't FDR try to add to the SCOTUS? Or want to. Thirties Child Jun 2020 #42

He wanted to but didn't get too far Steelrolled Jun 2020 #54

Given the actions of the Republicans in packing the court I think its warranted this time. cstanleytech Jun 2020 #75

I think another attempt at it would be shameful Steelrolled Jun 2020 #79

Again the actions of the Republicans have already brought shame this would bring balance but cstanleytech Jun 2020 #80

Yup, take it up to 12 seats, don't care if GOP does the same Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #44

"The American Experiment is on its lasts legs anyway" Steelrolled Jun 2020 #56

The reality of the past three years is evidence enough that America is on its last legs Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #70

Trump has little power Steelrolled Jun 2020 #77

"The foundations of government are still there"; how naive Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #82

Reducing is a better strategy. Reduce the Court to 7. Last hired, first fired. n/t TygrBright Jun 2020 #46

Expand the conservates to a remote island. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #50

I have posted this before and will post it again. melm00se Jun 2020 #51

Isn't this a never ending game, like executive orders? Steelrolled Jun 2020 #52

Pack ? Dems packing the court did that fuck of a report just say pack the court Fullduplexxx Jun 2020 #55

In 2018, Time Magazine said the court needs 27 justices More_Cowbell Jun 2020 #57

This is the only way we will be able to end gerrymandering and have true democracy. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #66

Let's just hope that there isn't a "next time" that they control Congress. If we take control, W T F Jun 2020 #71

We will also need to eliminate the filibuster in the Senate. roamer65 Jun 2020 #76

While I think generally that this is getting ahead of ourselves stopwastingmymoney Jun 2020 #81

Neither did Bernie Sanders JonLP24 Jun 2020 #83

I'm all for it, personally Yeehah Jun 2020 #86

Take away the "lifetime" appointment FakeNoose Jun 2020 #93