Should SCOTUS be increased to 13?

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Whatever number the Congress wants is fine if the President is willing to sign it.

We need to "emeritus" senior age justices out at 79.5 years.

 

[blackhawk]

We have had majority conservative and majority courts in the past.

What we haven’t had in recent memory is a jury rigged ULTRA right wing politicized Court like this one.

And it needs to be fixed

That is a stupid response even for you not surprising though.

 

[fncceo]

Should SCOTUS be increased to 13?​

No.

 

[Dadoalex]

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I think so! After all, there are 13 circuits now. What do you think?

It makes sense having each justice serve a single district
but if I could have my way...
At the beginning of each president's term the 3 most senior justices would move to an "emeritus" status. Available for hearings and advising but not part of the voting 13.
The President, acting on the recommendation of a non-partisan advisory board nominates 3 justices from a list provided by the board.
The President could renominate any justice in emeritus status.

The larger numbers would water down the impact of any group and replacing 3 Justice would keep the court more in tune with the electorate.

 

[Lesh]

We shouldn’t be increasing the size of the court just because one side doesn’t like it’s make up.

When it’s this fucked up and when it was caused by some serious right wing hi jinks

We should

 

[ThisIsMe]

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I think so! After all, there are 13 circuits now. What do you think?

What would be the benefit of 13 over 9?

 

[JohnDB]

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I think so! After all, there are 13 circuits now. What do you think?

Nope....ain't happening.
Congress won't vote on any of them whatsoever.

Doesn't matter.
None have died or retired so the watering down of existing justices is not going to happen.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Justices are chosen by a president.

Presidents are elected through FPTP, which is exacerbated by Congress being chosen by FPTP which leads to a partisan two party system.

This means that Presidents are often quite partisan, Clinton was probably the least partisan in the last 50 years, and they impeached him.

This means a Supreme Court justice in order to get noticed, has to be kind of partisan too. This then pushes the whole judicial system towards partisan politics.

Also, it's all about games. Look at all the justices there.

Trump in 4 years got three justice picks.
Obama in 8 years got two justice picks.
Bush in 8 years got two justice picks.

Of these Trump and Bush's first election, neither got the popular vote.

So, only one right wing Justice was put in place by a President who became president with the popular vote, Thomas, and he's corrupt.

It doesn't represent the US. It represents THE SYSTEM and the system is broken beyond belief.

I think it should change too, but I think if you have aspirations for the Supreme Court, you should keep your politics a secret. Justices are chosen precisely for their political leanings, rather than their adherence to the law. It’s why we fight over nominations every time one comes up.

 

[Papageorgio]

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I think so! After all, there are 13 circuits now. What do you think?

Be honest, the only and I mean the only reason you want to expand the court is not to make America stronger and better, you want the Democrats to control all three branches of government, your stance is pro party and anti-American.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Sounds like the brilliance of "Checks and Balances" to me. The SCOTUS and a slim majority in the House is America's only defense against your Democrat Regime.

That's not "checks and balances", is it?

That's giving more power to one side than to the other.

It doesn't work.

Where's the checks and balances against "your Republican Regime" (if you want to use childish language instead of having an adult conversation)

I'm not a Democrat, by the way.

 

[frigidweirdo]

I think it should change too, but I think if you have aspirations for the Supreme Court, you should keep your politics a secret. Justices are chosen precisely for their political leanings, rather than their adherence to the law. It’s why we fight over nominations every time one comes up.

I think that justices shouldn't be involved in politics at all, federal judges too.

Until the electoral system changes, nothing will change.

The Republicans have no reason to change a system they benefit from massively. So, it'll never change.

Both parties are more interested in milking the cow than actually having a country that works.

 

[1srelluc]

You just post this nonsense to boost your reaction score.

They have a reaction score for being a dick? Damn, who knew?

 

[CowboyTed]

No, the whole way justices are appointed should be changed.

Much harder to do...

Increasing to 13 would help initially.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Much harder to do...

Increasing to 13 would help initially.

Ah yes, the US political system where anything beyond insulting someone else or shouting loudly is considered too difficult for them to implement.

You'd think on the money they're on, they'd be people with brains who study how to improve things.

The oversight is awful (that'd be the voters)

 

[Couchpotato]

When it’s this fucked up and when it was caused by some serious right wing hi jinks

We should

No we really shouldn’t. Your political hack opinion doesn’t change that.

 

[Crepitus]

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I think so! After all, there are 13 circuits now. What do you think?

Sure, but flush first and refill from zero.

 

[BluesLegend]

What would be the benefit of 13 over 9?

Dems would get to RIG the SCOTUS by appointing 4 more flaming left wingers.

 

[BluesLegend]

When we take the White House and Senate if we put 4 more conservatives on the court would Dems be okay with that or would you have a screaming hissy fit?

 

[BluesLegend]

A show of hands, with Dems obvious desire to RIG the SCOTUS who feels the least bit bad that we took two appointments away from them?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

When it’s this fucked up and when it was caused by some serious right wing hi jinks

That was awesome!