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Senate Dems deliver stunning warning to Supreme Court: ‘Heal’ or face restructuring
Fox News ^ | August 13, 2019 | Ronn Blitzer

Posted on 08/13/2019 9:23:24 AM PDT by jazusamo

Several high-profile Senate Democrats warned the Supreme Court in pointed terms this week that it could face a fundamental restructuring if justices do not take steps to "heal" the court in the near future.

The ominous and unusual warning was delivered as part of a brief filed Monday in a case related to a New York City gun law. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., referenced rulings by the court's conservative majority in claiming it is suffering from some sort of affliction which must be remedied.

"The Supreme Court is not well. And the people know it," the brief said. "Perhaps the Court can heal itself before the public demands it be 'restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.'"

The last part was quoting language from a Quinnipiac University poll, in which 51 percent favored such restructuring. In the same poll, 55 percent believed the Supreme Court was "motivated by politics" more than by the law.

Dramatic changes to the Supreme Court have been proposed by several Democrats vying for their party's 2020 presidential nomination, with "court-packing" being a common -- though highly controversial -- suggestion. Increasing the number of justices on the court would allow the president to shift the balance on the bench by loading up justices of his or her preference.

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Democrats cry like babies when the shoe is on the other foot.
1 posted on 08/13/2019 9:23:24 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

The American Nazi Party needs to go.


2 posted on 08/13/2019 9:24:39 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: jazusamo

Judicial intimidation


3 posted on 08/13/2019 9:24:58 AM PDT by z3n
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To: jazusamo

They meant HEEL, right? Evil snots.


4 posted on 08/13/2019 9:26:18 AM PDT by madison10
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To: jazusamo

They rule with the Rats to some degree 70% of the time but it’s not enough.


5 posted on 08/13/2019 9:26:41 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: madison10

The Supreme Court is JUST Fine. Just not how the Evil Party wants things to be.


6 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:02 AM PDT by madison10
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To: gibsonguy
Nope, no it is not.

It needs to be 100% or nothing at all.

7 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:10 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: z3n

will the court step up and stop leftist activism from the bench?

as soon as RBG is replaced it will be a start.


8 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:24 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: jazusamo

They actually put this in a brief to the court???


9 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:30 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
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To: jazusamo

So much for separation of powers.


10 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:31 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: jazusamo

Why not get rid of it and do the job yourselves or is that your plan


11 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:47 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: jazusamo

Democrats demand we play by the rules...until they lose.
Then they want to rewrite the rules so only they can win.

California Democrats have re-written the rules so now it is almost guaranteed that a Democrat will win each election.

This is what a one party system (and a lapdog media) gets you. A soft coup until we have an elected dictator at which point we become Venezuela.


12 posted on 08/13/2019 9:27:52 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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Whar exact healing are the proposing?

What’s their beef? The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare and imposed homosexual marriage nationwide. These are two key cases in which the Court ruled for the liberal side of the issue.

Or are they saying they want a court which will rule liberal 100% of the time?????


13 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:01 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: gibsonguy
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14 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:06 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: jazusamo

How offensive the left is.........be liberal or will will add more.....that is not “healing” by any means....The left should heal and go conservative


15 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:10 AM PDT by blueyon (`nt to be a nothing burger)
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To: teeman8r

51 % seems like a mandate to the minority party.


16 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:15 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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17 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:44 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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Make no mistake. If they win POTUS + majorities in Congress they WILL pack this Court.


18 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:45 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: jazusamo

“Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Blumenthal, Mazie Hirono,Richard Durbin,and Kirsten Gillibrand - some of the dumbest people on the planet.


19 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:48 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: madison10

Bad dog.


20 posted on 08/13/2019 9:28:52 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (Welcome to North Mexico, Gringo's it...)
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