Oh my.
The U.S. Constitution established the Supreme Court but left it to Congress to decide how many justices should make up the court.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number at six: a chief justice and five associate justices.
In 1807, Congress increased the number of justices to seven;
in 1837, the number was bumped up to nine;
and in 1863, it rose to 10.
In 1866, Congress passed the Judicial Circuits Act, which shrank the number of justices back down to seven and prevented President Andrew Johnson from appointing anyone new to the court.
Three years later, in 1869, Congress raised the number of justices to nine, where it has stood ever since.
In 1937, in an effort to create a court more friendly to his New Deal programs, President Franklin Roosevelt attempted to convince Congress to pass legislation that would allow a new justice to be added to the court—for a total of up to 15 members.
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http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-supreme-court
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The news services have it now.
Scalia was a great one. His service will be deeply missed by our nation. His family is in our prayers and has our thanks for his long service.
Sad day for his family.
Very sad day for the country.
I would make another comment but that would be in bad taste at this time
Scalia was 79, Ginsburg 82. Why couldn’t ....aw never mind.
We are soooo screwed.
There’s going to be a full court press to fill the seat before the election.
Please tell me this isn’t true.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WITH GRAMNESTY, MCCAIN, MCCONNELL & Crew running the Senate...our American REPUBLIC IS frigging DOOMED. Gramham is probably celebrating in the local bath house now.
GOD PLEASE NO.
WE ARE TRULY SCREWED AS A NATION NOW.
Interesting timing.
We are in for a struggle for the ages.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
And may the blessing of God Almighty Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Rest upon you and dwell within you
This day and evermore.
Amen.
War is coming.
game changer. RIP Justice Scalia.
Oh no.
I do not trust any government report because the federal government is unworthy of any trust.
There is no bottom limit to the depravity and immorality of the Obama administration.
Especially in matters concerning a potential power shift of this magnitude.
There is nothing Obama will not do to make good his promise to transform America.
Liberals kill 1.4 million helpless babies every year.
A public figure standing in their way wouldn’t be a mild bump to them.
Info on SCOTUS appointments
http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1079402,00.html
Hope currently feckless GOP Senate can run out the clock until 2017.
Crap...
F*ck, S*it. This cannot be real.