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Fiendish Thingy

(23,864 posts)
7. Court expansion MUST be priority #1 for 2029
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 08:10 PM
Apr 30

And killing the filibuster to do so.

Both Must be a litmus test for every Dem candidate, including president.

There can be no restoration of lost rights or repairing of the damage of the Trump era without expanding the court and neutralizing the MAGA majority.

Everything else on your list would require a constitutional amendment, so almost certain not to happen, unless we get a charismatic Dem nominee who campaigns on it, as well as amending Article II to reduce/restrain executive power, including pardon power.

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Supreme Court [View all] angrychair Apr 30 OP
100 % !!! Nictuku Apr 30 #1
Expand the Court, or live under Republican rule forever. dalton99a Apr 30 #2
K&R MustLoveBeagles Apr 30 #3
All of this would require 67 votes in the senate bob4460 Apr 30 #4
Not if courageous Dems killed the filibuster Fiendish Thingy Apr 30 #8
K&R spanone Apr 30 #5
Impeach Eileen Loose Banana Cannon Aviation Pro Apr 30 #6
Court expansion MUST be priority #1 for 2029 Fiendish Thingy Apr 30 #7
Yea, I'm flexible on term limits angrychair Apr 30 #9
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