Obama should expand court

philly.com ^ | 03/01/10 | Stan Isaacs

[An Old Man]

"So if nine justices is not writ in stone, the embattled President Obama should deal with this hostile conservative/reactionary court by adding three members."

Huuuummmmmm... So the prez can add as many as he wants... Right? So long as the Senate Agrees, Right?

Maybe then, the Prez can also get rid of what he considers an excess of dimwits on the court? So long as the Senate Agrees?

Nice system.

[foyen]

I have to tell ya, if we can take retake the legislative branch this year and replace Obozo in 2012, it might require adding a couple of new constructionist justices in order to support the dismantling of the welfare state. Taking it apart and returning it to its constitutional parameters would be unprecedented, even revolutionary. Thanks for listening.

[VeniVidiVici]

A tumultuous fight? LOL! It would be civil war.

These idiots have got to quit comparing Osama to FDR.

[afraidfortherepublic]

On the contrary. They should reduce the number of justices on the court. Start by removing the 4 who always vote against common sense — Ginsberg, Breyer, Stevens, & Sotamayor.

[Screaming_Gerbil]

Thanks for that link. That interesting bit of New Deal history helps to put the current situation in perspective.

Maybe the current president (and his handlers) think that he has a better chance of pulling it off then FDR did in 1937...

Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937

[Screaming_Gerbil]

Chode wrote:

where...

Where will we draw the line?

When will we say enough??

What will finally provoke spontaneous direction action???

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You have to be careful with that "spontaneous direction action" bit.

If someone or some small group jumps up and does something stupid, they will have their excuse to slam down the hammer of all the Homeland Security forces against the threat of the "Domestic Terrorism".

I figure there is a good reason why the head of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano mentioned returning vets as as domestic terrorist threat, instead of Islamic groups or criminal gangs like MS13. They know who through their training and knowledge and discipline and leadership skills are their real threat.

The problem with any kind of direct action is sustainability. After the first action, then what? You just know that those in authority are going to shut things down and send the ATF / FBI and supporting police forces to come looking for the perps and anyone who supports them.

To say nothing of whatever legislation and "black-ops" / "false flag ops" the opposition may plan and carry out to discredit the freedom fighters.

People need to really think things all the way through before they do anything serious, or else we'll all be in much worse shape afterwards.

Best to let things go on as they are building up to a slow boil until finally (hopefully) a state is to the point of wanting to break away and all of us who feel this way go there...

It is much better to be fighting for something than against something, in my opinion.

[Screaming_Gerbil]

They really do want to trigger a Civil war don’t they?

They would only do that, if they were certain, absolutely certain, that they would win. This leads to the question, "What do they know, that I do not?"

They have Organization and Support and Sustainability that we do not have. This is their job and they do it legally. The freedom fighters and their supporters will be hunted down and attacked with the full force of Federal Government resources and prosecuted with the full force of the legal system.

Just imagine your typical Constitutional militia unit going up against vs para-military police forces of the Federal Government...

On a rel;ated note, something additional to think about... I have seen some of these thermal imaging video of the Taliban terrorists getting wasted by UAVs and helicopters and snipers. There is no place to hide against that kind of technology. Maybe that same technology could also be used against any domestic freedom fighters.

In my (non-professional) opinion, That's what they know...

[Nam Vet]

Who's this leftist moron? Obozo tries that and there's no telling what the ol' peeps will do.

Maybe revive the tried and true, old American custom of tarring, feathering and running outa town about 65% of Congress on a rail, as a warning to the 'annointed one'.

Nam Vet

[Solitar]

More and more, I fear this government (namely Obama) has no idea the fire storm he is creating with the American people. Or maybe he does, and that’s his intent all along...

His handlers likely are planning to use a firestorm or rebellion to their advantage, as an opportunity to crush the militias, red staters, and those who bitterly cling to guns and religion.

Lexington and Concord once again.

[Teacher317]

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

It worked out fine for FDR. The Court backed down, started deciding things his way, and then new appointments made it unnecessary to "pack" anymore. As a result of his threat, we got decisions like Wickhard v Filburn (anything that, in the aggregate, could affect interstate commerce can thus be considered individually to be part of interstate commerce... in that case, wheat grown for use on the same farm was considered part of "interstate commerce", thus regulable by the federal government.)

[Chode]

tis merely a question...

[Screaming_Gerbil]

Well, thank you for posing it.

Having the courage to ask such questions lets other people know that they are not alone in their feelings, and hopefully sparks discussions and inspires people to prepare for “what if...”.