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> ...have been packing the courts What exactly do you mean when you use this phrase?
by tengbretson 6y ago
> ...have been packing the courts
What exactly do you mean when you use this phrase?
- klyrs 6y agoYou'll find my answer at the end of the sentence that you truncated. If you consider that to be bait, please do your part to keep HN civil, and don't pick it up.
- tengbretson 6y agoI in no way intended it to be bait. I was merely seeking clarification because for about 100 years, up until roughly 2 weeks ago, that phrase had a pretty well-established meaning. One that is different from the way you used it.
- drewbug01 6y ago> up until roughly 2 weeks ago, that phrase had a pretty well-established meaning Therein lies the fun of languages: meanings shift, and sometimes rapidly. From my perspective, “packing the courts” now has dual meaning - and in this sense, I read the OP’s comment as “filling the courts with”.