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W_HAMILTON

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13. Stop being so pessimistic.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Dec 8, 2021, 01:34 PM

Dec 2021

Vote in just a few more (two? three? four?) Democrats that are willing to abolish the filibuster and you also have enough to add additional Supreme Court Justices. It is very much accomplishable.

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Biden Supreme Court study panel unanimously approves final report [View all] Polybius Dec 2021 OP

What a friggin waste of time. Big surprise. (nt) NoRethugFriends Dec 2021 #1

As if Manchin would vote to increase the number of justices anyway. n/t Calista241 Dec 2021 #2

He would probably say this: Polybius Dec 2021 #3

lol Celerity Dec 2021 #7

Should that have anything to do with the findings? BradAllison Dec 2021 #10

They could have unanimously called for expansion and it still had 0 chance Takket Dec 2021 #4

perhaps along with our 2022/2024 electoral chances, if Manchin/Sinema don't allow a carve-out for Celerity Dec 2021 #8

Apart from the US Constitution and the Nicene Creed... VarryOn Dec 2021 #5

Especially this one. notinkansas Dec 2021 #6

One clever DUer suggested we cut the court back to the original six & get rid of the last three. CrispyQ Dec 2021 #9

The poster wasn't so clever after all Polybius Dec 2021 #12

Conservatives will game the courts like they game voting Johonny Dec 2021 #11

Stop being so pessimistic. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #13

I don't know Polybius Dec 2021 #14