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The republicans had the opportunity to do it, and haven’t...

• platyp 6y ago
  Why would they need to pack the court? They already have a political majority, do they not? No need to break a norm when it confers no additional benefits (as the breaking of the previous norms did).
  • nwienert 6y ago
    They didn’t have majority until recently, and according to Vox and many left leaning sites, they’ve voted quite liberally since. Further, there’s this: https://thehill.com/regulation/454463-ginsburg-dismisses-court-packing-and-term-limits-for-supreme-court-justices https://thehill.com/regulation/454463-ginsburg-dismisses-cou...
    • jki275 6y ago
      The Republicans don't generally vote as a bloc on most things. And many of them hate the President as much as the Democrats do.
      • nwienert 6y ago
        For the record I was refuting the person above me. I don’t think they’d pack the court.
        • jki275 6y ago
          I don't think either side would actually do it. It's a political talking point, but it's just a bridge too far.