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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsif we wein in 3 years and take the white house , the first thing we need to do is expand the court.
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if we wein in 3 years and take the white house , the first thing we need to do is expand the court. (Original Post)
AllaN01Bear
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Yes! There should be 13 SC Justices, to coincide with there being 13 Circuit Courts.
yellow dahlia
Friday
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Yup- court expansion must be a litmus test for all congressional candidates
Fiendish Thingy
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Nictuku
(4,461 posts)1. Not just Yes! Hell Yes!!!
yellow dahlia
(3,982 posts)2. Yes! There should be 13 SC Justices, to coincide with there being 13 Circuit Courts.
The Circuit Courts all have a SC Justice who is associated with that court. However, with 13 Circuit Courts and only nine SC Justices, there are a few Justices who oversee two courts. At the time the SC settled in at nine Justices, there were nine Circuit Courts.
Fiendish Thingy
(21,479 posts)3. Yup- court expansion must be a litmus test for all congressional candidates
And killing the filibuster to pass court expansion legislation must be a litmus test for every Dem senate candidate.
Without court expansion, there can be no restoration of democracy, no protection of rights, no rebuilding the destruction of the Trump era, as every legislative attempt will either be blocked or overturned.
Mister Ed
(6,744 posts)4. Yes. We must unpack the court that the GOP has packed.n/t
Hotler
(13,605 posts)5. Start arresting a whole bunch of fascist traitors. nt