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Some scuttlebutt about expanding Supreme Court
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:14 pm
Saw some of this from unhinged Democrats “if this goes through” as some type of retribution. As if they wouldn’t like to do this anyway.
With that said, what would the process to do that involve? How many votes from the House/Sebate would be needed? Simple majority?
With that said, what would the process to do that involve? How many votes from the House/Sebate would be needed? Simple majority?
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Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:18 pm to Bham Bammer
They’ve been threatening this for years...recycled crap.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:24 pm to Bham Bammer
Same requirements to pass any bill into law I do believe.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:24 pm to Bham Bammer
Cool. Let’s win the house and make the dems wish come true. Pack that bitch to 17
This post was edited on 9/19/20 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:25 pm to Bham Bammer
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How many votes from the House/Sebate would be needed? Simple majority?
Yes. They would only need the House and Senate and a President to sign the bill.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:25 pm to Bham Bammer
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This post was edited on 4/5/23 at 4:57 am
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:25 pm to davyjones
So essentially any time one party held power they could just keep increasing the number of SC justices.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:27 pm to imjustafatkid
I assume the same rules/procedure don't provide for reducing the number, just the same as expanding.....but flip that shite. That would be great. Each and every time a different party gains full control of all 3......brand new look Supreme Court.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:27 pm to Bham Bammer
And I wonder about reducing it too. Ebb and flow of the SC.
This post was edited on 9/19/20 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:29 pm to msutiger
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ultimately it’ll end with a peaceful separation.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:30 pm to davyjones
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brand new look Supreme Court.
I like to imagine a future America where every American is part of the Supreme Court because the parties kept packing it with exponentially more seats each time they won.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:30 pm to DallasTiger11
I’m not sure why you are laughing. Who is exactly going pick up arms on true progressive side? Sure there would be skirmishes here and there but a full on war? Absolutely not.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:31 pm to Bham Bammer
Although the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court, it permits Congress to decide how to organize it. Congress first exercised this power in the Judiciary Act of 1789. This Act created a Supreme Court with six justices. Over the years, various Acts of Congress have altered the number of seats on the Supreme Court, from a low of five to a high of 10. Shortly after the Civil War, the number of seats on the Court was fixed at nine. Today, there is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court.
Republicans need to enact a constitutional amendment in Trump's next term to limit the court to 9 members.
Republicans need to enact a constitutional amendment in Trump's next term to limit the court to 9 members.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:32 pm to Southcoast
I don’t see any way that ANY constitutional amendment could pass in today’s climate. Although I do think that would be a good move.
This post was edited on 9/19/20 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:32 pm to StringedInstruments
Very interesting concept. At that point, nearly 400,000,000 justices on the Court. We will each rule that each person must pay him or herself reparations.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:33 pm to davyjones
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I assume the same rules/procedure don't provide for reducing the number, just the same as expanding.....but flip that shite.
They would but since Justices serve for life, if the number was reduced you couldn’t just start kicking Justices off the bench. You would have to wait for them to retire or die and then not replace the seat.
But that takes forever and by then Congress would have changed again and probably changed the number again.
It’s an even worse idea than mail-in voting and that is a fricking horrible idea.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:33 pm to DallasTiger11
Laugh like a 4th century Roman.
They weren't every dissolving either.
or shite, like a 20th century Soviet
They weren't every dissolving either.
or shite, like a 20th century Soviet
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:34 pm to Bham Bammer
They'd have to get rid of the filibuster rule. They'd have to do the nuclear option to do it.
All you have to do to get them to not want that is to remind them that Trump is for ending the filibuster.
All you have to do to get them to not want that is to remind them that Trump is for ending the filibuster.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:35 pm to Bham Bammer
If the Dems win the presidency and the Senate they will add at least 6 justices to ensure that the US ceases to exist as we know it. We will have no choice but to go to war.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:40 pm to FlyingTiger1955
Dems also have their eyes on bringing in Wash. D.C. as another state, to give them additional Congressional seats and Electoral College numbers. Not sure what the voting requirements would be but this has been talked about more & more.
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