10-27-2020, 12:45 PM
(10-27-2020, 12:38 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I think historical reference was laid out by Pat (actually the latest reference works against his assertion as it did not expand), but I fail to see why have more circuit courts would correlate to more Justices on the Supreme Court. Are we going to assign certain Justices to certain districts? Is it just ceremonial?
From the beginnings of the court until those in Washington sought to reduce the presence of slave-holding states on the bench, typically they were appointed from the circuits, not assigned to them.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
