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TreasonousBastard

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22. Expanding the Court is a no brainer since we now have...

Sat May 7, 2022, 11:26 PM

May 2022

13 more states since the Constitution was written with a voting population then less than the population of Brooklyn.

Minorities and women can now vote, but seem to have no more say than they had 200 years ago.

The first, and maybe only, problem is getting the elections straight. We used to have a problem with the spoils system and political machines. Now we primarily have a problem with plain ol' cash running elections, and the money often just cuts out the middle man.

A political office rarely pays enough to attract people who make vastly more outside. So, they make up the difference in other ways-- maybe the power, maybe the connections, or just pocketing cash. We are lucky when we get a good one, as Plato warned us 2500 years ago.

Be that as it may, if we do manage to get a working Congress some day, maybe we can actually rein in csmpaign funds and address the real voter security.

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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