Should SCOTUS be increased to 13?

[Toddsterpatriot]

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?

Two?

 

[BluesLegend]

Two?

Yeah we stole one from Obama then we replaced Ginsburg with a conservative while Dems screamed that they should get to replace her with a liberal. Plus we nuclear optioned the Dem's ass

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yeah we stole one from Obama then we replaced Ginsburg with a conservative while Dems screamed that they should get to replace her with a liberal. Plus we nuclear optioned the Dem's ass

How is a Republican president and Republican senate replacing Ginsburg taking
an appointment from the Dems?

 

[BluesLegend]

How is a Republican president and Republican senate replacing Ginsburg taking
an appointment from the Dems?

Nuclear option. Ask any Dem they will tell you they were robbed.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Nuclear option. Ask any Dem they will tell you they were robbed.

Sorry, replacing a liberal with a conservative doesn't mean they were robbed.
They do like to whine, though.

 

[Lakhota]

Certainly the most corrupt SCOTUS in my lifetime so far. They also seem ethically challenged. Several of them even lied during their confirmation hearings.

 

[Oddball]

no

USSC was just fine when the shitlibs were ruling the roost....But now that they're not, the rules need to be changed.

Fuck you, losers....Suck on it.

 

[Orangecat]

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

No.

 

[Oddball]

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Certainly the most corrupt SCOTUS in my lifetime so far. They also seem ethically challenged. Several of them even lied during their confirmation hearings.

 

[Orangecat]

No. In fact We should put the number (9) in the constitution so it is no longer a matter for debate.

I could even go for 7 justices. Drop the oldest conservative and the oldest liberal.

 

[ThisIsMe]

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.

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

See, I was with you right up til this quote. The left use the scotus in the same way. Why is it so hard to admit that, and apply your criticism to both sides, instead of just singling out “republicans”? They’re both playing the same game.

 

[ThisIsMe]

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

Sure, and then the right would turn around and up the ante by appointing more right wingers.

The point is, increasing the scotus doesn’t do any good when it leads to a game of one upsmanship

 

[frigidweirdo]

See, I was with you right up til this quote. The left use the scotus in the same way. Why is it so hard to admit that, and apply your criticism to both sides, instead of just singling out “republicans”? They’re both playing the same game.

Both sides would do the same, if they got the chance. The Democrats are also not pushing for Proportional Representation even though the system doesn't benefit them as much.

You think I'm making saying this because I'm a Democrat? I'm not. I don't like either part.

Why am I singling out the Republicans?

Because since 1990 they've won the popular vote for the President ONCE, and that came in Dubya's second term.

In that time they've had FIVE Supreme Court picks. Is that because the people want this? No, it's because the system gave it to them.

The Senate hasn't had a majority of Republican votes over the previous three elections since like 2004. And yet they still end up with the Senate half the time.

Name a Democratic president who got in without winning the popular vote. A Democrat needs to win more of the vote to get in than a Republican does. It benefits the Republicans way more.

 

[fncceo]

It would make perfect sense to reduce it to ONE.

One eminent Constitutional scholar, with no political agenda or affiliation, would be preferable.

Put an end to activism from the bench.

 

[eagle1462010]

NO

 

[j-mac]

Ever notice it’s only republicans who tend to get disappointed by their picks when they get on the bench? The dem appointed justices tend to vote their political lean 99% of the time, while the republican appointed one’s waffle and give in more often.

What Lakota is offering, with his one sided, extremist sourcing, and view is tyranny from a handful of unelected people in robes…All because he doesn’t like decisions coming from the current makeup of the court.

Yet, somehow we’re the fascists…what a joke, from a very unserious, partisan hack.

 

[Hector12]

Why should we assume that nine Supreme Court justices understand the United States Constitution better than elected officials, or the electorate? Supreme Court justices are appointed for life. They sometimes change their opinions dramatically after they join the Supreme Court. Supreme Court decisions sometimes overturn popular legislation that has been in effect for a long time.

I favor keeping the number of Supreme Court justices to nine. I would also like to require a two thirds vote for any Supreme Court decision, and enable a Supreme Court decision to be overturned by a two thirds vote in each house of Congress, and a presidential signature.

 

[JustAGuy1]

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

We should

It's only "Effed" up because you don't like it. Get lost.

 

[JustAGuy1]

Much harder to do...

Increasing to 13 would help initially.

Help what? You getting your way? Moron.

 

[22lcidw]

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

Republicans know elections are rigged. In fact, in many areas, it is about 4% spouted from those who know. A loose confederation of states may solve a lot of problems.