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> The Republican party controls both houses and the presidency, having already stacked the supreme court, so they get to do whatever they want and there is no b

> The Republican party controls both houses and the presidency, having already stacked the supreme court, so they get to do whatever they want and there is no balance of powers. - No, the supreme court is the same size it's always been. - No, members of congress don't always vote the party line (although this has consistently gotten worse over time) - No, that's not what "balance of powers" means.

hiddencost 2y ago
Point of order, the supreme court has changed size 6 times https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20Justices%20on,an%20average%20of%2016%20years. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx#:~:text=...
- whatshisface 2y ago
  A point of order means someone has violated congressional procedure.
  - 15155 2y ago
    Or just Robert's Rules.
    - whatshisface 2y ago
      Right, but disagreeing with something is just a point, not a point of order.
dboreham 2y ago
> - No, the supreme court is the same size it's always been. Stacked in the sense that more members were appointed by one party vs the other (including one by dubious means), and those people apparently are quite partisan.
chomp 2y ago
1.) non sequitur 2.) missing the point 3.) pedantic The point is that the current party in power has had multiple opportunities to reign in the current lawlessness and the current minority party has attempted to do so, to no result.
bumby 2y ago
>The Supreme Court is the same size is always been “The number of Justices on the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869” https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx
intended 2y ago
Stacking here is about the make up of the benchm not size. I don't understand this link, its seems like an obvious point. Partisanship works in the current political environment. Cutting off your own projects in case the other party follows your lead, has paid off more than bipartisanship. Voting across aisles is strictly controlled. Trump was voted in precisely because The R base was tired of people talking about identity issues, getting to power, and then doing nothing about it. Trump is giving people exactly what they were told would solve their problems, for decades. The balance of powers has been broken, for good reason. It ensures political goals - see Bi-partisanship doesn't pay.

hiddencost 2y ago

Point of order, the supreme court has changed size 6 times https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20Justices%20on,an%20average%20of%2016%20years. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx#:~:text=...

whatshisface 2y ago
A point of order means someone has violated congressional procedure.
- 15155 2y ago
  Or just Robert's Rules.
  - whatshisface 2y ago
    Right, but disagreeing with something is just a point, not a point of order.

dboreham 2y ago

> - No, the supreme court is the same size it's always been. Stacked in the sense that more members were appointed by one party vs the other (including one by dubious means), and those people apparently are quite partisan.

chomp 2y ago

1.) non sequitur 2.) missing the point 3.) pedantic The point is that the current party in power has had multiple opportunities to reign in the current lawlessness and the current minority party has attempted to do so, to no result.

bumby 2y ago

>The Supreme Court is the same size is always been “The number of Justices on the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869” https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx

intended 2y ago

Stacking here is about the make up of the benchm not size. I don't understand this link, its seems like an obvious point. Partisanship works in the current political environment. Cutting off your own projects in case the other party follows your lead, has paid off more than bipartisanship. Voting across aisles is strictly controlled. Trump was voted in precisely because The R base was tired of people talking about identity issues, getting to power, and then doing nothing about it. Trump is giving people exactly what they were told would solve their problems, for decades. The balance of powers has been broken, for good reason. It ensures political goals - see Bi-partisanship doesn't pay.