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octoberlib

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3. Another DU post made the point that there are now 13 circuits so we need 13 Justices.
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 06:23 AM
Oct 2020

We have 9 Justices now because there were 9 circuits. This is a perfect argument for expanding the court.

Excellent post! DonaldsRump Oct 2020 #1
Another DU post made the point that there are now 13 circuits so we need 13 Justices. octoberlib Oct 2020 #3
I saw that too DonaldsRump Oct 2020 #5
Aim for 15... settle for 13. NurseJackie Oct 2020 #13
2016 - 2017: 8 seats applegrove Oct 2020 #2
and was never illegally changed. 5X Oct 2020 #4
Yes, it was illegally changed by McConnell in 2016; reduced to 8 for a year. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #33
Well, well, well. Thank you Hekate Oct 2020 #6
I agree with all of this Sunsky Oct 2020 #7
I actually agree with this. We gotta win first. octoberlib Oct 2020 #10
I believe this is Biden's thought process as well Sunsky Oct 2020 #20
Thanks for posting Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #8
mitch changed it to 8 for almost a year.. samnsara Oct 2020 #9
We should have 13 Supreme Court Justices -- one for every federal court of appeals RedSpartan Oct 2020 #11
That seems to be the right number... SKKY Oct 2020 #18
That's the right number we'll need infullview Oct 2020 #19
There's also workload and population bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #12
Shhhhh. Let's let the RWers think their biased RW SCOTUS Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #14
It's court UN-packing. Moscow Mitch fudge-packed it. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #22
IF you don't hammer the shit out of the Republicans for this, they will just carry on next time. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #15
+1 dalton99a Oct 2020 #28
Answers my question. Aussie105 Oct 2020 #16
I like that one. TruckFump Oct 2020 #21
Would require 3 more to "balance" Trump appointees, or 4 more to approximate public opinion. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #23
Yeah, we get it. Can we please wait a week + a day to talk about this? PLEASE?!? jpljr77 Oct 2020 #17
Because Republicans read DU and they have no idea anybody's thinking about this? lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #24
Let's compare 1869 (1870) to current day. Delmette2.0 Oct 2020 #25
Let's compare 1869 (1870) to current day. Delmette2.0 Oct 2020 #26
What is the legality of making immediate term limits for SC Justices? SomedayKindaLove Oct 2020 #27
I think it can be changed by Congress because they just had a bill with term limits for octoberlib Oct 2020 #29
Unconstitutional onenote Oct 2020 #31
A line in Gore Vidal's "Lincoln" makes a lot more sense, now that I know there were mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #30
So it can be DECREASED dsharp88 Oct 2020 #32
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