Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:05 PM

kairos12 (9,685 posts)

Can I just say that when we get the Senate the first thing we do

is add 2 or 3 seats to SCOTUS. Start with Mr. Garland. Nobody says it has to be 9.

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
Can I just say that when we get the Senate the first thing we do (Original post)	kairos12	Jun 2020	OP
We're gonna need a lot more than just a majority.	mobeau69	Jun 2020	#1
Nope. Kill the fillibuster. Without that, nothing gets done...	Wounded Bear	Jun 2020	#2
Court packing was a bad idea when FDR suggested	rsdsharp	Jun 2020	#3
The court felt the heat and that's what FDR wanted. nt	mobeau69	Jun 2020	#4
Maybe. Maybe not.	rsdsharp	Jun 2020	#5
TERM LIMITS for ALL lifetime appointments, to reverse Moscow Mitch's court-packing	onetexan	Jun 2020	#6
You beat me to it, tex! LOL	dixiechiken1	Jun 2020	#8
Great minds think alike...	onetexan	Jun 2020	#9
Better yet, term limits on SCOTUS justices.	dixiechiken1	Jun 2020	#7
Garland is too old at this point.	Ace Rothstein	Jun 2020	#10
How about 57 year old Sherrilyn Ifill?	Stinky The Clown	Jun 2020	#11
Assuming RBG retires early Feb 2021.	Ace Rothstein	Jun 2020	#12

Response to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:11 PM

mobeau69 (7,386 posts)

1. We're gonna need a lot more than just a majority.

Pete had some good ideas he introduced in his campaign.

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Response to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:13 PM

Wounded Bear (42,152 posts)

2. Nope. Kill the fillibuster. Without that, nothing gets done...

McConnell escalated, time to escalate back.

Unless we can pass shit with a simple majority, Repubs will allow nothing. I can guaran-fucking-tee that.

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Response to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:18 PM

rsdsharp (2,893 posts)

3. Court packing was a bad idea when FDR suggested

it in 1937. It still is.

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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:31 PM

mobeau69 (7,386 posts)

4. The court felt the heat and that's what FDR wanted. nt

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Response to mobeau69 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:39 PM

rsdsharp (2,893 posts)

5. Maybe. Maybe not.

Roberts vote and decision in the Parrish case, the “switch in time that saved nine,”. Took place before the legislation was introduced, or even announced.

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Response to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:44 PM

onetexan (8,812 posts)

6. TERM LIMITS for ALL lifetime appointments, to reverse Moscow Mitch's court-packing

We cannot have several generations of conservative SCOTUS & lower court appointees.

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Response to onetexan (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:56 PM

dixiechiken1 (808 posts)

8. You beat me to it, tex! LOL

I posted the same thing right after you. Brilliant minds...

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Response to dixiechiken1 (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 09:28 PM

onetexan (8,812 posts)

9. Great minds think alike...

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Response to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 08:53 PM

dixiechiken1 (808 posts)

7. Better yet, term limits on SCOTUS justices.

Nothing less than 12 year terms or more than 20, IMO. Then, stagger them so they cycle in and out. No more lifetime appointments.

We live in rapidly changing times. The politicization of the court is a big problem that needs to be addressed.

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Response to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 09:36 PM

Ace Rothstein (1,949 posts)