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[oze]

How do you "unpack" the court if it gets packed? How is it decided who stays and who goes.

Saint Frank tried this idea once and dropped it.

Assuming fair elections, what's to prevent the elephants from increasing the number of justices to 15 or 17 or whatever once they get behind the wheel? The donkeys will have changed the rules, and they will wail and gnash their teeth when they are hoist with their own petard. Then back and forth. Eventually, there will be more SCOTUS justices than there are members of the House.

Idiots.

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[chipbennett]

Anyways, back to an expanded court. I used to not agree with it. The Merrick Garland fiasco changed my opinion. If you cheered the "dirty (but technically legal) tricks" that was involved with that, then you'll understand why the other side is willing to do the same thing.

If you can't see the orders-of-magnitude difference in playing politics here, then you're deluding yourself.

In any case, be careful what you wish for. The precedent for escalation that will be set by a successful court-packing attempt (and the end of the filibuster that will be required to pass the law to make it happen) will make the nuclear option look like child's play.

 

[OakRiver]

It takes more than a bill to change the constitution.

You are correct. It takes packing the SCOTUS.

 

[DadSmith]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/11/politics/court-packing-fdr-democrats-buttigieg/index.html

Last year but interesting read. I wonder how many Democrats now are for it and how many are against it?

 

[Tombs]

It's funny how democrats want to flip the table because they lost a gamble in 2016. Then they want to accuse republicans of anything.

RBG could have stood down early into Obama's second term. But she decided to cling to power till her dying breath.

 

[Kutnupe14]

If you can't see the orders-of-magnitude difference in playing politics here, then you're deluding yourself.

In any case, be careful what you wish for. The precedent for escalation that will be set by a successful court-packing attempt (and the end of the filibuster that will be required to pass the law to make it happen) will make the nuclear option look like child's play.

The “careful what you wish for,” moment, was the denial of Garland fair consideration. Now the Democrats are seeking to rectify the deed; within the confines of their power.

 

[Kutnupe14]

It's funny how democrats want to flip the table because they lost a gamble in 2016. Then they want to accuse republicans of anything.

RBG could have stood down early into Obama's second term. But she decided to cling to power till her dying breath.

No one is flipping the table. Everything is above board. The question is whether not the attempt will be successful.

 

[Tombs]

No one is flipping the table. Everything is above board. The question is whether not the attempt will be successful.

What do you call abolishing the electoral college, expanding the court for political gain, and reducing the threshold to just enough for your party to pass legislation without any opposition votes?

 

[Ingomike]

The “careful what you wish for,” moment, was the denial of Garland fair consideration. Now the Democrats are seeking to rectify the deed; within the confines of their power.

By destroying the institutions.

Institutions that have already lost the respect of half the electorate...

 

[churchmouse]

No one is flipping the table. Everything is above board. The question is whether not the attempt will be successful.

This is well beyond the affair you referenced Kut. There is a lot more afoot here than you admit to.

 

[Tombs]

This is well beyond the affair you referenced Kut. There is a lot more afoot here than you admit to.

He doesn't seem to comprehend that plunging ahead full speed into a single party state is a bad idea with bad consequences.

 

[churchmouse]

He doesn't seem to comprehend that plunging ahead full speed into a single party state is a bad idea with bad consequences.

Well no because these are his peoples. He is either a troll of epic considerations or lost in the TDS at beyond a stage 4 level.

 

[Tombs]

Well no because these are his peoples. He is either a troll of epic considerations or lost in the TDS at beyond a stage 4 level.

Single party rule results in immediate infighting and conflicts of interest, and trampling different sub factions.
Not going to end up getting what he wants out of it, lol.

 

[churchmouse]

Single party rule results in immediate infighting and conflicts of interest, and trampling different sub factions.
Not going to end up getting what he wants out of it, lol.

Exactly what does he and the rest of the he's actually want. Nothing good has emerged as yet. Not 1 damned thing that will benefit our country. Not 1.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Well no because these are his peoples. He is either a troll of epic considerations or lost in the TDS at beyond a stage 4 level.

As Admiral Akbar would say, “Wisdom is the better part of valor.” Lol

 

[DadSmith]

As Admiral Akbar would say, “Wisdom is the better part of valor.” Lol

And most people consider wisdom common sense.

 

[buckwacker]

The losers

The real ones or the fakes ones?

 

[foszoe]

The real ones or the fakes ones?

We all lost.....

Some people just don't realize it

 

[churchmouse]

We all lost.....

Some people just don't realize it

"WINNING"

 

[Kutnupe14]

And most people consider wisdom common sense.

No sir, they would not.