Supreme Court conservatives sympathetic toward Trump census citizenship query

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12. Actually yes he will

get thee to the Constitution:

Article II, section 2:

he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint...judges of the Supreme Court,

Note the order:

Nominate THEN confirm.

Having a majority in the Senate will not alter this fact.

Could the House and Senate try and increase the number of Justices? Yes and assuming the President signs it and/or Congress overrides the veto, it still does not alter the fact that the President has to nominate the new Justices.

Additionally, remember the last time someone tried to manipulate the number of Supreme Court justices on ideological grounds? Didn't go so well...