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RockRaven

(14,958 posts)
9. It might be worthwhile to impeach him anyway. A lifelong asterisk of sorts.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 08:48 PM
Sep 2020

Doesn't accomplish anything directly, of course.

trueblue2007

(17,205 posts)
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Fri Sep 18, 2020, 08:47 PM
Sep 2020

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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
11. No. Just expand the SC to 11 or 15 Justices.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:02 PM
Sep 2020

Expand the Appeals Courts by 45%, they are badly overworked now, expansion would speed up Justice.

RockRaven

(14,958 posts)
4. The entire federal judiciary could use expansion, reorganization, and reformed
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 08:47 PM
Sep 2020

financial/ethics and disciplinary practices.

IMO expanding SCOTUS is just the tip of the needed iceberg.

gulliver

(13,180 posts)
7. If we lose, we deserve it.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 08:48 PM
Sep 2020

We outnumber them. We need to win this one for RBG and ourselves. We're the majority. We decide.

Amishman

(5,555 posts)
10. Not going to be popular, but I still think packing the court is a mistake long term
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 08:52 PM
Sep 2020

if we do it, when the republicans eventually take back power (and it will happen some day), they will pack it again and take it back over.

It means whenever a party controls congress and the white house, they get to take over the courts too. It makes one party rule even more dangerous. I think they could do even more harm with that power than we can do good.

The threat of packing the court should be enough to ensure moderate behavior out of them overall. We have seen many crossover cases with Roberts, and also with Gorsuch.

This is awful for RBG's legacy, but I think the danger is being overstated in our grief.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)
14. The danger to our nation would be SEVERE if Biden wins in November but...
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:37 PM
Sep 2020

Trump picks the next Supreme Court Justice anyway. Not only would the Court remain in conservative hands potentially for decade, not only would a woman's right to choose be overturned, and efforts to prevent voter suppression be quashed etc., but the clear majority American people will lose all faith in the Judicial branch of government, especially if Trump loses decisively, which I expect him to. It that firm electoral repudiation of Trump and all he stands for is then followed by Trump reshaping the Supreme Court personally, THAT would be packing the Court, especially after what happened to Garland.

Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
16. "The threat of packing the court should be enough to ensure moderate behavior out of them overall."
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:01 PM
Sep 2020

And if it doesn't? What then? What are you going to do when Trump names Bill Barr to the SCOTUS? And the senate confirms him.

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