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Miles Archer

(23,266 posts)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 11:26 PM Nov 2025

IF and WHEN we have a DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT & CONGRESS, Supreme Court reform needs to be the first order of business

The Supreme Court extended its order blocking Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, food assistance payments until at least Thursday as lawmakers in Congress debate a bill that could reopen the government, according to a new report.

The order was not unanimous, with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson filing a dissent, according to a report by Kate Buehler, Supreme Court reporter for Law360. It comes at a time when Democrats have agreed to vote for a series of short-term spending bills in exchange for a vote on the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies in December.

https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2674286669/

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IF and WHEN we have a DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT & CONGRESS, Supreme Court reform needs to be the first order of business (Original Post) Miles Archer Nov 2025 OP
Absolutely!! 2naSalit Nov 2025 #1
Expanding the court, and killing the filibuster to do it, are critical Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #2
are they gonna fucking let us vote? nt hookaleft Nov 2025 #3
Expanded to 51. yourout Nov 2025 #4
For starters, no more "appointments for life" FakeNoose Nov 2025 #5

Fiendish Thingy

(23,227 posts)
2. Expanding the court, and killing the filibuster to do it, are critical
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 11:36 PM
Nov 2025

Without expanding the court, there will be no way to restore democracy, protect freedoms and repair the damage of the Trump years- all potential legislation would be blocked or overturned.

FakeNoose

(41,631 posts)
5. For starters, no more "appointments for life"
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:13 AM
Nov 2025

They should have a certain number of years per term, say 10 years (or whatever makes sense.) After they've completed the term, they can be retained for another term, or retired from the bench.

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