Are you in favor of stacking the Supreme Court?

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(10-08-2020, 12:17 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I am in favor of doing what is necessary to respond to the deceptive and underhanded behaviors of the Republican party.

If they force ACB through in a month prior to the election and then Biden wins and they re-take the Senate (both realistic scenarios), then I think stacking the courts is all but required.

But I'd prefer we keep it at 9 and the Republicans just sit down and let the election happen before the SC seat is filled, Like Graham promised back in 2016 and 2018.  Stacking the court gets complicated because it sets a precedent that the Republicans would then use once they regain power and it just will spiral from there. And, as we all saw with the nuclear option, opening doors for Mitch only makes him open more doors.

So I guess I would say "I'm in favor of our politicians acting ethically and morally and not attempting to game the system to absorb as much power as possible before their terms expire."

I don't think you understand what the words "deceptive" and "underhanded" mean. 

(10-08-2020, 12:23 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Buttigieg had a plan that would have expanded it to 15 with 5 conservatives, 5 liberals, and 5 unanimously selected by the other 10.

Totally unconstitutional, but it would have balanced each side. 

Personally, I'm opposed to packing the court and I wish justices weren't partisan at all, but since we're most likely stuck with partisand justices from now on, I would not necessarily be opposed to this idea.