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Yeah I heard what I heard on some radio show. Too lazy or stubborn to look it up. :-)

1,571 posted on 09/26/2020 12:05:36 PM PDT by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB)

OKAY, LAZYBONES.. LOL..

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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.Oct 8, 2013

7 Things You Might Not Know About the U.S. Supreme Court ...

https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-supreme-court

1,583 posted on 09/26/2020 12:38:58 PM PDT by bitt (Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it)

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