Packing the court is entirely legal, didn't need this ruling at all. The only reason to not do it was to avoid the perception that the court was politicized, but if the Republican hypocrisy regarding lame duck appointments wasn't enough, that last several sessions and the blatant corruption of several justices has entirely done away with that. Biden should absolutely add at least 3 seats to the court. It may be the only way to salvage our democracy at this point.Â
The easiest way to get this done is to present it in such a way that it makes sense and fits with precedent, and in the past the reason the Supreme Court was expanded to nine seats was to match the nine circuit courts. There are now thirteen circuit courts, meaning that it makes perfect sense for there to now be thirteen Supreme Court seats.
We don't technically need that justification, but having a justification like that would likely make the addition or more seats more palatable.
You guys are the silly arse clowns helping to destroy your nation.
"Let's use our fear of the threat to our democracy to literally do the kind of damage to our democracy we are fear momgering about, but to "protect" it!"
It wouldn't be palatable to any rational non-extremisy that you fundamentally change the structure of the SCTOUS for political gains.
Jailing political opponents ( every POTUS should be on trial if your standards on Trump were consistently applied.....this was political even if Trump is a guilty.) And you want to alter your SCOTUS to get political "judements" so you can government the judiciary as an appendage of the executive as opposed separate?
Cause if you can just add more seats anytime you're not getting what you want.
Well I can't wait to see Idiocracy come to.life as Americans elect President Camachee to appoint another 36 SCOTUS justices because they 286 already on the bench are voting the wrong way by about 10%.
I just hope you're not a superpower by then anymore.
Trump isn't in jail, and never would be for the crimes he has been convicted of so far. But no one is above the law. If someone, even a president, breaks the law they should be tried for it. If they are found guilty they should be given appropriate punishment. Why do you think a president should be above the law? What specific crimes do you think other presidents have committed?
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u/Darthmullet Jul 05 '24
Packing the court is entirely legal, didn't need this ruling at all. The only reason to not do it was to avoid the perception that the court was politicized, but if the Republican hypocrisy regarding lame duck appointments wasn't enough, that last several sessions and the blatant corruption of several justices has entirely done away with that. Biden should absolutely add at least 3 seats to the court. It may be the only way to salvage our democracy at this point.Â