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[–] [S] 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yet. Expect Trump to "ask" Thomas and Alito to step down so he can replace them the way he did Kennedy and lock in a 6-3 majority for the rest of our lifetimes.

For folks who don't know the Kennedy angle:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/donald-trump-justice-anthony-kennedy-retirement?srsltid=AfmBOooejc73_8m6isq0pxf4X8QM_rE1YX1Go9q-1iwFi8Uo62t4hef3

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  • [+] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Packing the court isn't an option unless you also make it impossible for anyone else to pack the court.

    Let's say a Democrat wins in '28 and decides to expand the court from 9 to 13. +4. That flips the 6-3 majority to a 7-6 majority.

    The next elected Republican will just expand it to 15, flipping it back.

    We could lock it in with a Constitutional Amendment saying that the Supreme Court must be made up of one member from each Circuit Court, of which there are currently 13. The numbered courts 1-11, plus DC and the Fed.

    Maybe even add age limits and term limits while we're at it.

    But man, the bar on an amendment is too high to pass now. 2/3rds of the House and Senate, then ratification from 38 states.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)
  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Not opposed to option 1, but I'd rather see it being part of the RICO act, round them all up as domestic enemies of the Constitution.

    Option 2 may be worse than what we have currently. 🤣 You'd have people with no knowledge of the law making legal decisions and in a way where they are completely uninformed.

    You want "Idiocracy"? Because that's how you get "Idiocracy". 😉

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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)
  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    You have more faith in the voting public than I do. 🤣 This is the same bunch that elected Trump twice, a second time after 34 felony convictions.

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