[–] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It was a weird conference and a weird vote.

Nah, the other option was to add a bunch of planets, including Ceres right between Mars and Jupiter. If you wanted to keep things as close to what they were before, removing Pluto was the more conservative option.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Hmm... looking into it, seems the last expansion was in 1869, which is... a long time ago. Sounds like a nuclear option to me, though maybe a nuclear option of some kind is necessary these days. Still, it sounds like a tall order to justify it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (6 children)

    Can they remove the assholes that sit there already though? It seems to me like the damage is already done. They can't block nominations that already went through.

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