Posted on 10/15/2018 7:57:02 PM PDT by TBP
Faced with a 5-4 conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, some liberal Democrats want to pack the court to reverse the balance. Once the Democrats regain control of the White House and the Senate, so the argument goes, the new Democratic president could create enough new seats on the Supreme Court to ensure a liberal majority.
The last time the Democrats tried that was in 1937. President Franklin Roosevelt had just been re-elected by the largest majority in American history. He carried all but two states, Maine and Vermont, and racked up unprecedented Democratic majorities in the Senate and House.
Not since Reconstruction had the nation been so close to one-party rule. The moment had finally arrived for FDR to square off against the Supreme Court — specifically, against the aging conservatives who had thwarted him by declaring huge chunks of the New Deal unconstitutional.
So FDR proposed to appoint one new justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70. That would allow him to add six new justices to the Supreme Court, raising the number from nine to 15. Such a court, he reckoned, would uphold the New Deal.
Yet despite the fact that he was now at the flood tide of his popularity and power, FDR failed at court packing. He failed for essentially three reasons: First, many Americans — even members of his own party — were alarmed at the power that his proposal would put into the president’s hands.
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They cannot let go of the courts. That’s how they impose their will. They will do anything for control.
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The globalist ‘RATS use the courts to RULE BY DECREE where/when they can get away with it.
What!!! Packing the courts with constructionists and constitutionalist?!!! Why, the NERVE!!!!
I thought the founding fathers intended for the SC to judge whether laws were Constitutional.
Vote in the midterm elections in November, and tell your conservative neighbors to vote!
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Slap those decals or bumper stickers on! Those who are too cowardly to name candidates could at least consider something like
“Vote for more winning!”
or
“Vote for more jobs!”
At least discuss the improving economy with people in your area!
The killing of Justice Scalia and The beotch as President was suppose to accomplish the crap without requiring packing the SCOTUS.
They cannot let go of the courts. That’s how they impose their will. They will do anything for control.
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They’ll threaten and even assassinate conservative USSC justices if they gain power again.
The Dems are truly lawless and ruthless.
The circuit courts and district courts are already packed with Democrats.
“They’ll threaten and even assassinate conservative USSC justices if they gain power again.”
They’ll do it out of ‘power’. In reality, the radical left are in firm control of our stasi state.
They need to be dealt with.
.... It's NOT Packing the Courts again ..... It's returning the Supreme Court to it's original Intention ...... The Supreme Court is the final judge in all cases involving laws of Congress, and weighing those case against the highest law of all — The United States Constitution .... Not to find creative ways to inject Post Modernistic Radical and Activist Ideas into It!!!
.... Wake UP FOLKS .....
The winds of war are blowing. Portland for example. Wait till the house and senate stay controlled by Republicans and Ruth Buzzy tips over. Then lock and load. IMO.
You have that right.
They will never show us any mercy and we must do the same.
I suspect they created room on the Supreme court with a pillow to the face.
FDR's initial attempt to pack the court failed, and yet he continued to be popular and got elected three more times. And during his 13 years in office he appointed every seat on the SCOTUS at least once.
Yes, Democrats impose their will through judicial tyranny, facilitated by mob rule control of the Senate as a consequence of the ill-conceived 17th Amendment.
I agree. They’re going to really go berserk after the election..
If Trump nominated Aaron Rodgers would that be “Packering the courts”?
Inspite of being a Vikings fan....Aaron would do a better job than the three swamp witches.
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