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It wouldn't take anything close to a landslide for the senate to flip. My point is: if the Democrats win the senate and the presidency, it doesn't really matte
by jcalvinowens 6y ago
It wouldn't take anything close to a landslide for the senate to flip.
My point is: if the Democrats win the senate and the presidency, it doesn't really matter if Trump fills this vacancy. There is zero doubt they will stack the court when in power if he does.
- jessaustin 6y agoI hope you're right. Stacking the court with a certain sort of justice would convince a lot of people to give up on this polity. The sooner this threat to humanity can be broken up in smaller parts, the better.
- elihu 6y agoThere is plenty of doubt about whether a Democratic majority in the Senate would add seats to the Supreme Court. It would only take a couple of holdouts to stop any bill that does this, and a lot of Senators are really reluctant to do anything that might be construed as rocking the boat. I absolutely think that Democrats should expand the court, but (along with substantially reforming the filibuster) I don't have great confidence in Senate Democrats to actually do it if the opportunity presents itself.
- ianai 6y agoWrite your senators and do your civic duties!