Stacking the court

[gristy]

Interesting that this has happened many times before.

If the current five-man majority persists in thumbing its nose at popular values, the election of a Democratic president and Congress could provide a corrective. It requires only a majority vote in both houses to add a justice or two. Chief Justice John Roberts and his conservative colleagues might do well to bear in mind that the roll call of presidents who have used this option includes not just Roosevelt but also Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant.

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/opinion/26smith.html

[dalton99a]

1. It's the only way to break their stranglehold and undo the damage.

[samir.g]

2. Packing