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Obama should expand court
philly.com ^ | 03/01/10 | Stan Isaacs

Posted on 03/02/2010 3:42:43 AM PST by TornadoAlley3

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Oh boy...
1 posted on 03/02/2010 3:42:43 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3
It would be a tumultuous fight...

Well, that at least is true.

2 posted on 03/02/2010 3:46:01 AM PST by livius
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To: TornadoAlley3

This smacks of a “Losers Limp”. You just can’t get your moronic points across your way, so you change the rules. This is somethings kids do on the playground.


3 posted on 03/02/2010 3:46:45 AM PST by jakota (®)
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To: TornadoAlley3

expand = “pack”!


4 posted on 03/02/2010 3:46:53 AM PST by Ozone34 ("There are only two philosophies: Thomism and bullshitism!" -Leon Bloy)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Rather than pack the court with enough yes-men to get what he wants, why not just dissolve the Supreme Court and declare himself the sole judge?

Then replace the Legislative branch as well!


5 posted on 03/02/2010 3:47:59 AM PST by BobbyT
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To: TornadoAlley3

Many of us saw this coming, especially if Dems use reconciliation to pass healthcare, they cannot take the chance it will be shot down by the SCOTUS.

Packing the court makes sense, especially if they believe Republicans will only have a slim majority in both houses after November......giving Obama a liberal court for the remainder of his first term.


6 posted on 03/02/2010 3:47:59 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Sounds like a “progressive.”


7 posted on 03/02/2010 3:48:04 AM PST by gusopol3
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To: Erik Latranyi

“for the remainder of his first term”

should be

“for the remainder of his term.”


8 posted on 03/02/2010 3:49:57 AM PST by BobbyT
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9 posted on 03/02/2010 3:50:34 AM PST by JohnLongIsland ( schmuckie schucks)
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Sounds like the fast lane to the level of a Central American banana republic and Hugo Chavez would be proud.

The court packing scheme didn't work out well for FDR.

10 posted on 03/02/2010 3:51:19 AM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: TornadoAlley3

The comments on FR are moderate compared to the comments at Philly.com


11 posted on 03/02/2010 3:51:42 AM PST by gusopol3
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Sounds like an unrepentant facist to me.

I have any number of rude suggestions for him, should I ever have the occasion to be able to deliver them in person.


12 posted on 03/02/2010 3:52:55 AM PST by John Valentine
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To: TornadoAlley3

If Stan Isaacs, BO’s balloon floating idjit, thinks socialized health care is a fight, wait until this bullcrap hits the fan.

This is just more evidence BO’s proposals cannot pass constitutional muster.


13 posted on 03/02/2010 3:53:31 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: TornadoAlley3
I don't think we need to be giving Obama suggestions like this. He's already done about everything to totally destroy this country anyway.
14 posted on 03/02/2010 3:55:35 AM PST by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: gusopol3

I’m serious, let’s chip in and send the author of this article to SeaWorld. Orca show anyone?


15 posted on 03/02/2010 3:56:06 AM PST by Stormtrooper79
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To: livius

FDR threatened to pack the Supreme Court with additional Liberal/Progressive Judges, because the Supreme Court had threatened to overturn “Social Security” as UnConstitutional.

The Supreme Court Caved to FDR, and eventually ruled that Social Security was Constitutional.


16 posted on 03/02/2010 3:57:08 AM PST by Mifflin
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I guess this moron never heard of FDR's "court packing plan" and how that turned out...

Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937

17 posted on 03/02/2010 3:58:16 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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Obama should expand court

Because it worked so well when FDR tried it...

18 posted on 03/02/2010 3:59:28 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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Obama would surely support this idea. To be fair, we need a representative of every conceivable minority on the court. We need an authentic black (Justice Thomas doesn’t make the grade), a Mulsim, a gay male, a Lesbian female (we may already have that), a he-she, a she-he, a native American (standard grade), a native American (Aleut grade), an illegal immigrant, a Wiccan, a Hollywood celebrity, a Down’s Syndrome person (no wait, they all need to be terminated), and so on ad nauseum. Absolutely no more white males can be tolerated. </sarc>


19 posted on 03/02/2010 4:00:08 AM PST by Fresh Wind ("...a whip of political correctness strangles their voice"-Vaclav Klaus on GW skeptics)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I guess this moron never heard of FDR's "court packing plan" and how that turned out...

Well, if you read the article you would know the author's reasoning why it failed for FDR.

But why read the article when you can just react to a headline?

20 posted on 03/02/2010 4:00:16 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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