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slightlv

(7,583 posts)
25. I think there's going to be a huge public
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:38 PM
16 hrs ago

outcry for SCOTUS reform when a Democratic president is elected. We expected it thru Biden... with him even giving word to a committee to recommend changes... which turned out later on to be simply lip service to us. Don't hit me! I LIKED Biden. I definitely would have supported another term over trump, and actually think might have won. But I'm entitled to be critical to actions he did and did not take.

And there are a LOT Of us out here who feel more or less the same way. Not reforming the court was one of the worst things for us, now that trump 2.0 is in admin. There are a lot of changes that can be done; I just don't know the highs and lows of numbers for getting us there. I especially like term limits and a set, revolving case management system... one better protected than what is used in Florida. I also want to see the court expanded to take into account it's below representation numbers of population areas. More than one district for a judge to be responsible for is outrageous at this level. It must be one district-one judge, just like one person-one vote.

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That guy makes me sick. enigmania 19 hrs ago #1
And we should block any Republican nominee until after the NEXT presidential election. Greybnk48 18 hrs ago #2
Difficult to do. This only requires 51 votes. drray23 18 hrs ago #10
I can't imagine what kind of horror Trump might nominate. Can they be blocked until 2028? Vinca 18 hrs ago #3
Use McConnell's "lame duck" rule... but we'd need to be the majority party. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #4
John Yoo TommyT139 18 hrs ago #7
I think even John Yoo is not right-wing enough for them... and honestly, maybe too old. In It to Win It 18 hrs ago #9
I can imagine it would be one of his parking garage lawyers or Pam Bondi. madinmaryland 18 hrs ago #14
Almost didn't click this. "Alito" and "disrobe" leftstreet 18 hrs ago #5
Grok can disrobe him any day of the week. usonian 18 hrs ago #6
May his book release go the way of the Melania movie. llmart 18 hrs ago #8
Fuck that piece of shit Blue Owl 18 hrs ago #11
Well put! calimary 17 hrs ago #21
So what? He'll simply be replaced with another political racist hack... NNadir 18 hrs ago #12
Maybe it's an October Surprise. ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #13
Someone needs to learn the difference between dobleremolque 17 hrs ago #15
But the "Originalists" provided for .... Mustellus 17 hrs ago #16
Oh hey, Susan Collins... tishaLA 17 hrs ago #17
Oh, Elie.. What a visual... But I'd gladly see him "depart" (voluntarily) anyway possible hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #18
Do They Have A 'Tall' Size Robe, Big Enough To Fit Barron "Damien" Trump? TrollBuster9090 17 hrs ago #19
He'll install Loose Cannon 🤬 poli-junkie 17 hrs ago #20
She's 45, and could be a SC justice for 35-40 years. patphil 16 hrs ago #23
Worst case scenario is that Thomas and Alito are given huge payments to resign so Trump can appoint successors. patphil 16 hrs ago #22
I think there's going to be a huge public slightlv 16 hrs ago #25
The visual from that headline made me glad that I had not yet eaten. niyad 16 hrs ago #24
I expect the retirement after the elections... in November. Thomas too. WarGamer 15 hrs ago #26
If the Dems take the Senate, he's retiring. Lanius 15 hrs ago #27
If Republicans seriously fear losing the Senate, he will quite much sooner Bluetus 15 hrs ago #28
We are owed SCOTUS seats over what they've pulled EnergizedLib 15 hrs ago #29
"Disrobe?" Ugh,nobody wants to see THAT Warpy 15 hrs ago #30
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