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In reply to the discussion: How big of a Senate majority do we need to expand the SCOTUS? [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(15,752 posts)Expand the court or lose the ability to govern.
With the current SCOTUS majority, any legislation is subject to second guessing and reversal.
If Democrats refuse to kill the filibuster and expand the court, they will lose the ability to govern, either through obstruction and sabotage by SCOTUS, or by cynicism and apathy by the electorate, who will soon grow tired of Dems inability to codify Roe, address climate change, protect voting rights, and a host of other rights that have been decimated or are at risk of being removed.
Expanding the court to 13 seats, when there are 13 districts of federal appeals courts, is not an unreasonable or radical proposal.
If Biden cant muster the political will and courage, then it will be up to President Whitmer, and a Dem congress with new leadership in 2028 to get it done.