- 31 Jan 2021 01:19
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In the news, there is talk of packing the U.S. Supreme Court in retaliation to the dirty tricks that republicans played in denying a democrat supreme court judge when Obama was in office and the recent low blow Mitch initiated in getting a conservative supreme court judge confirmed shortly after Ruth Ginsburg passed away. A recent news article discusses this. I personally support the move to pack the Supreme Court though I can't say for sure if that will happen.
I agree that some of those Supreme Court seats were stolen from democrats so court packing is fair game in retaliation.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics ... index.html
Will democrats pack the Supreme Court?
Joan Biskupic of CNN wrote:
President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme Court, according to officials familiar with the commission.
The move comes as liberals are calling for additional seats to balance out the conservative-dominated bench that is increasingly going to the right on abortion, immigration, voting rights and religious freedom cases.
Biden first proposed a presidential commission as a candidate last October, partly as an alternative to immediate "court packing" demands from Democrats, as proposals for more seats on the nine-member bench are dubbed. Another idea that scholars have raised in recent years, and could be under consideration, is term limits for the justices, who currently enjoy life tenure.
Liberals pressing for dramatic change are trying to generate a sense of urgency by emphasizing just how different the high court is today. Trump appointments have accelerated the rightward tilt of judges across the county, and the Supreme Court is now controlled by the 6-3 conservative majority since the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Democrats remain incensed that Senate Republicans blocked the 2016 Supreme Court nomination of US Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland for nearly a year, but then moved swiftly to confirm President Donald Trump's appointees, including Barrett just days before the November 2020 presidential election.
"Democrats feel that seats were stolen from them, and that now their priorities will be struck down by the court," said University of Wisconsin law professor Joshua Braver, who has studied the history and consequences of "court packing."
Officials involved with the Biden commission say its membership and mission are being finalized and could be unveiled as early as next week.
I agree that some of those Supreme Court seats were stolen from democrats so court packing is fair game in retaliation.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics ... index.html
Will democrats pack the Supreme Court?
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