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re: SCOTUS question, what stops Trump (or dems when/if they retain power) from "stacking"??
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:24 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:24 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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But it's sort of like MAD, you seat 20 and when we get in power, we'll seat 40 lol
Well the Dems have proven time & time again that they don't care to play that game. The only reason the Republicans had the balls to use the nuclear option for Gorsuch was because the Dems proved they would use it regardless the consequences down the road. I have no doubt that if they get the House, the Senate and WH, they will appoint however many Justices they need to in order to regain the court.
ETA: I didn't realize that the Judiciary Act of 1869 set the number of Supreme Court Justices at nine.
This post was edited on 4/20/17 at 9:31 am
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Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:28 am to Bamatab
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That is why I think the Republicans need to try and pass a law now (while they have both House & Senate) to limit the number of Justices on the SC, or at least make it so that they need a super majority from both the House & Senate. The Dems could try and filibuster it, but they would lose some capital with the public if they tried.
yes sir - this is where I was going with this thread
amazing to me that SCOTUS is not a bigger hot button issue for more people
we need to do something about this NOW while we have the ability
However, it MAY be easier after the '18 elections
the most realistic projections for 2018 are seeing Repubs picking up 2 - 3 seats in the Senate & losing 15 - 20 in the House
we'd still have control of the House & we'd have a little more juice in the Senate
Hopefully, this is on Trump's radar...
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