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(115,674 posts)BlueTsunami2018
(3,491 posts)Ironically, the Democrats hindered it more than anyone else.
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(24,366 posts)SharonAnn
(13,772 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)And they refused to do that for FDR.
Though what FDR did pull off was to make the threat of packing SCOTUS near enough that SCOTUS had the Switch in time that saved nine. In other words, Justice Owen Roberts (not today's John Roberts) switched the direction of his rulings, and stopped striking down New Deal programs, and that switch in time turned SCOTUS a bit more progressive for a few decades.
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)Basically it was "If you keep acting like obstructionist assholes, I WILL seek to dilute your power"
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Once Biden takes office, and we have a majority in the Senate, we do it this way.
1. Nuke the filibuster so the GOP can't block.
2. First LOWER the number of justices in SCOTUS, say to 3. Give them a few days to pick which ones are thrown off the island (no, don't grandfather the existing justices, we're force-shrinking the court.) They'll probably throw off the liberal justices. But that's OK, because SCOTUS will only be three justices for one day. They'll have to throw a couple conservatives off the bus too.
3. After making the justices play Musical Chairs, NOW raise the number of justices to 15. Now you can really pack the fuck out of SCOTUS.
W_HAMILTON
(7,862 posts)...which made the issue ultimately moot.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)and learned that he wanted to expand the courts and even his "lady friend" said not to do it...it would look bad "stacking the courts". However, in the long run, Roosevelt got the last laugh and was legally able to replace most of them during his 4 terms in office.