Legal/scotus thread

[thethe]

The appeasement is certainly the purpose of the commission but it’s also another step that was taken to normalize it to the country.

That is dangerous on its own.

[Krgrecw]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-justices.html

House and Senate Democrats will reportedly announce the plan on Thursday
The plan will see four new justices added to the nine-member Supreme Court
The Constitution does not specify how many justices should sit on the court
Before 1869 Congress routinely changed the number to achieve its own goals
The Supreme Court now leans conservative, with Trump appointing three
Republicans warned during the election that Democrats would try and change it
Biden in 2005 said packing the court with more liberal judges was 'power grab'

[sturg33]

Like always... When they lose, they change the rules

The useful idiots cheer along not realizing what is happening.

It's pathetic

[Coredor]

Over the last thirty years the Republicans have won the popular vote in one presidential election, and people are surprised we are upset to only a third of the Supreme Court. I think it will depend on his activist this court turns out to be. If they start overturning precidents we won’t have a choice.

[sturg33]

The problem is you think of the supreme court as "we"

The justices are supposed to follow the constitution.

Only some of them do

[Coredor]

The problem is you think of the supreme court as "we"

The justices are supposed to follow the constitution.

Only some of them do

Oh yeah your version of the Constitution where equal protection isn’t that important, voter rights, aren’t protected while gun rights are absolute and unquestioned while states can make private medical decisions for women.

[sturg33]

Oh yeah your version of the Constitution where equal protection isn’t that important, voter rights, aren’t protected while gun rights are absolute and unquestioned while states can make private medical decisions for women.

Can you tell me what your version of the constitution is?

[thethe]

Ramblings of hysterical children.

[sturg33]

The dems have the executive, the house, and senate

And they feel the need to stack the court in their favor

The useful idiots don't understand why

[Metaphysicist]

The dems have the executive, the house, and senate

And they feel the need to stack the court in their favor

The useful idiots don't understand why

sounds suspiciously like dems whining about McConnell

[sturg33]

sounds suspiciously like dems whining about McConnell

Tell me when McConnell proposed adding 4 justices when the left had their majority?

Yesterday you were telling us all this was nonsense. Today legislation is being introduced.

A useful idiot is useful

[goldfly]

Like always... When they lose, they change the rules

The useful idiots cheer along not realizing what is happening.

It's pathetic

lol

let me go look up your comments about Georgia and every other republican trying to change laws to make sure they don't lose again

by they way, they didn't lose, that's why they can look at doing this.

weird that you say mitch is doing nothing wrong or illegal when he plays within the bull**** rules

but when democrats want to do something similar, it's wrong

[sturg33]

lol

let me go look up your comments about Georgia and every other republican trying to change laws to make sure they don't lose again

by they way, they didn't lose, that's why they can look at doing this.

weird that you say mitch is doing nothing wrong or illegal when he plays within the bull**** rules

but when democrats want to do something similar, it's wrong

Your continued ignorance on what happened in GA is astounding. I'm embarrassed for you

[sturg33]

"WHAAAAAAA for the first time in decades we don't have a liberal activist majority on the court. We have to change the rules whaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

[striker42]

Court packing is a terrible idea. If Democrats actually succeeded in adding justices, what happens the next time Republicans control both houses and the presidency? Do you think they'll just say "Aw shucks, you got us. Guess we have to sit here and let the court go to the left."? No. If the Democrats add 4, the Republicans will add 6. What happens when we get to a 200 person Supreme Court?

The issue here is that people don't understand the Supreme Court. They don't understand what the Supreme Court does, why it does what it does, or even how it does what it does.

Don't break something you don't understand because you want quick wins on a handful of social issues.

[Tapate50]

Your continued ignorance on what happened in GA is astounding. I'm embarrassed for you

It is hard to believe at this point.

The laws in Georgia are more of a proponent to voting than the presidents home state of Delaware, yet we are "Jim Crow". His words.

Just swallow that pride and say , whoops i got caught up in the frenzy. My b.

[Tapate50]

Tell me when McConnell proposed adding 4 justices when the left had their majority?

Yesterday you were telling us all this was nonsense. Today legislation is being introduced.

A useful idiot is useful

Or Reid.

This feels like that South Park episode in San Francisco where everyones riding around in E Cars and Sniffing their own farts.

[Tapate50]

4 justices is an odd number ya think?

[striker42]

I sincerely hope the thing that comes out of court packing talk is a constitutional amendment setting the number of SCOTUS justices at 9.

[Krgrecw]

I sincerely hope the thing that comes out of court packing talk is a constitutional amendment setting the number of SCOTUS justices at 9.

Striker, I’m not the smartest guy and I know there’s loopholes in laws, but could the Dems force this through or not without the Senate votes?