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bucolic_frolic

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1. High hurdles, and #1 isn't even the hardest

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Sat May 7, 2022, 08:40 PM

May 2022

Maybe he's thinking we can generate enough outrage? Could we hive off 2 or 3 GOP Senators if we make enough noise to convince them they'll lose in 2022 if they don't cooperate? So that's #2.

#3. You think that's going to pass? In this Senate? We could count on about 44 votes.

#4. You plan to slip them out like baby production lines?

Personally, I think we don't need 80 million votes this time around. I think we need 110 million votes in November. If we can do that number we can pass anything in 2023. Anything.

And I don't think we need 13 Justices. I think we need Justice term limits, and the impeachment and replacement of 5 of the current sitting Justices. They lied and they are burning the Constitution before our very eyes.

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Laurence Tribe's 4-step plan to address SCOTUS Roe v Wade (and continuing judicial abuse) [View all] hlthe2b May 2022 OP

High hurdles, and #1 isn't even the hardest bucolic_frolic May 2022 #1

We need 17-21 justices, since you'll NEVER get enough votes to impeach all five Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #8

You'll NEVER get 17-21 justices. That wouldn't get 25 Senate votes. /nt bucolic_frolic May 2022 #10

Give it a couple of years. 13 seats would be meaningless and useless Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #15

Which 5? Polybius May 2022 #18

They all get to stay, because there's no way to get rid of them. ShazzieB May 2022 #20

I like it...but how do we get past step one? NowsTheTime May 2022 #2

Elect loads more Dems to Congress in November. ShazzieB May 2022 #21

Face it, it's a wish list Novara May 2022 #3

It's a start... ymetca May 2022 #4

In the current political environment, passing a constitutional amendment seems to be In It to Win It May 2022 #5

Laurence Tribe's 4-step fantasy to address SCOTUS Roe v Wade (and continuing judicial abuse) PoliticAverse May 2022 #6

👆 Rebl2 May 2022 #13

that's not a "plan". It is a "wish list" Takket May 2022 #7

We should do this. Joinfortmill May 2022 #9

That's not a plan; it's a pipe dream. TwilightZone May 2022 #11

Sinemanchin or Joztyn, or however the fuck celeb couples are named, will probably have a say in it. TheBlackAdder May 2022 #12

Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #14

I have one question. What is to stop each change in regime from adding more justices every time? Martin68 May 2022 #16

IMHO, winning elections is the only solution. Demsrule86 May 2022 #24

We don't bother thinking that far ahead. TwilightZone May 2022 #26

+1. it's surprizing how little ... -(nt) - stopdiggin May 2022 #29

just that simple bringthePaine May 2022 #17

Plan? What plan? Reminds me of all those unfortunate souls emerging from the trenches in WWI racing Pepsidog May 2022 #19

Expanding the Court is a no brainer since we now have... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #22

Laurence Tribe is smart right? Exactly how does he think we do this now? If we can win Demsrule86 May 2022 #23

Pie-in-the-sky crowd-pleaser demagoguery, we need realistic solutions Alhena May 2022 #25

yeah. not sure why we're even discussing .. stopdiggin May 2022 #30

Impractical DemocratSinceBirth May 2022 #27

Create a National Court of Appeals. lastlib May 2022 #28

The plan looks great on paper dlk May 2022 #31