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Supreme Court expansion commission warns against increasing number of justices
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostThe Dem majority in the Senate is too slim for them to be sure of confirming additional justices.
The harder thing is that to get such a bill passed they'd have to get rid of the filibuster, which would require every Democrat and the two Independents (who are basically Democrats, admittedly) to agree, and that's a step that I think people would be more uneasy about.
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The Dem majority in the Senate is too slim for them to be sure of confirming additional justices.
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Originally posted by Thoughtful Monk View Post
Which I think is a good idea. I go in a fifteen to twenty year range.
In my view, the best thing they can do for the Supreme Court would be to require a 2/3 majority to exercise judicial review--that is, the striking down of a law as unconstitutional. That's the most powerful ability the Supreme Court has, and in my view to do it, it should take more than a simple majority. Unfortunately, that would require a constitutional amendment, which are extraordinarily difficult to pass. But since such a change wouldn't fully benefit either conservatives or liberals, maybe some kind of movement could be made to make it happen?
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Originally posted by seanD View Post
We're in such a time of lawlessness that I wouldn't be at all surprised if the executive branch just starts disregarding the scotus more and more. In fact, from what I understand, just declaring a situation a national emergency (like another variant scare), the courts become pretty ineffectual. I think the ultimate conflict is going to come down to federal vs. state.
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Originally posted by Thoughtful Monk View Post
I would view it as a partisan maneuver. If FDR couldn't get it through, why would this administration think they could?
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Originally posted by Sparko View Post
No duh.
Now will the democrats listen or just bulldoze ahead and screw up the Supreme Court along with the rest of the country?
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSupreme Court expansion commission warns against increasing number of justices
This is refreshing!!! Now, mind you, it's "According to preliminary draft materials", but...
The commission warned that "rather than calm the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court, expansion could further degrade the confirmation process."
According to preliminary draft materials, the commission formed by President Biden to study Supreme Court expansion urged against increasing the number of justices and warned that it would be seen as a "partisan maneuver."
"There could be significant battles over any Justice added by a Court expansion measure. Indeed, a future Senate could respond to expansion by refusing to confirm any nominee," the commission said in preliminary reports.
Congressional Democrats have urged President Biden to expand the US Supreme court but members of the bipartisan commission "are divided on whether court expansion would be wise."
In April when the commission was formed, the White House said the purpose of the commission "is to provide an analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, including an appraisal of the merits and legality of particular reform proposals."
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostThey have suggested term limits though.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post..urged against increasing the number of justices and warned that it would be seen as a "partisan maneuver."
"There could be significant battles over any Justice added by a Court expansion measure. Indeed, a future Senate could respond to expansion by refusing to confirm any nominee," the commission said in preliminary reports.
Now will the democrats listen or just bulldoze ahead and screw up the Supreme Court along with the rest of the country?
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