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Robert Reich
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Your reminder that the Constitution doesn't set a limit on the number of Supreme Court justices. Lincoln added a tenth justice in 1863.
10:58 AM · Sep 22, 2020
Robert Reich
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Sep 22, 2020
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Republicans are packing the Court right now.
Robert Reich
@RBReich
Does a 6th GOP justice -- nominated by an impeached president who lost the popular vote by 3M, confirmed by GOP senators representing 15M fewer Americans than their Democratic colleagues, after Obama's pick couldn't even get a vote -- justify expanding the size of the Court?
11:05 AM · Sep 22, 2020
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)When Trump /GOP ram through this pick, 6 of the 9 justices will have been appointed by presidents who did not win the popular vote.
Arkansas Granny
(31,507 posts)Response to Pantagruel (Reply #1)
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2naSalit
(86,324 posts)In your reckoning?
ace3csusm
(969 posts)I get most of us are upset that another supreme court judge will be voted in but at this point their is nothing we can do...Hopefully the Democratic Party can learn from what has transpired these pass few years, Republicans straight out, out played us... Look at what they did they are going to put 3 Supreme Court judges in one term...Think about how they did that they held a vote for almost a year, then they asked an older judge to step down and now they are replacing one who passed away...What bothers me the most is how they are laughing at us yes they are. I guarantee you that had Clinton won they still would not have allowed her a vote on nominated Judge...They own the Senate and still do until that changes we will be stuck
ffr
(22,665 posts)Lifetime is lifetime, right Mitch?
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)One rapist on the Bench is more than enough already.
zaj
(3,433 posts)And not over-reach.
appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)The Grant admin. pushed for North Dakota statehood to gain 2 more senate seats. Why not?
Go bold and go big.
Thank you, RR.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)Make North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana one state. They can share 2 senators. Right now they are very over represented in the Senate.
roamer65
(36,744 posts)Nebrasas or Kanska?
appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)climate change refugees migrating in the next decade or two, many things are supposed to shift.
If and how these states and others will be impacted, we don't know, just projections so far.
ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)split cali into 3 states-
log, fog, smog
roamer65
(36,744 posts)Very true.
appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)Response to Arkansas Granny (Original post)
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