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Are we going to start going back further? Then lets talk about the Dems starting all this with Bork. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 06/10/2020 04:19:32 PM

Except the Dems did it after an unprecedented blockade of Federal judge appointments for 2 years by the Republicans during the Obama administration.

Who began all this? We could argue that Bork's nomination set the stage for all that is happening.


I'm not a 100% sure this can be done purely by Congress, but if they can, that is what the Dems should do. Add more members to the Courts, and make it so no given case has a pre-determined liberal vs conservative balance in the Court to contend with.

And so what happens after the Democrats add those seats to SCOTUS? Will you support the Republicans adding seats when they are next in power? Where does it end?

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