There is nothing in the constitution that dictates how many Justices there should be. In fact it has changed a few times throughout history. The last change was in the late 1800s. So yes it can be changed rather easily by the Senate.
FDR tried to change it in the 1930s when the court ruled against parts of his New Deal. Back then even Democrats called him crazy. Of course, Democrats today would be more than willing to do this.
Our beloved Constitution is dead, murdered by Marxists.
The best we can hope for it is a short but bloody civil war, with the Left doing most of the bleeding.
I sense that, vicious though they may be, American Leftists share one quality with the typical schoolyard bully — they are shocked when a victim fights back.
DJT may lose what should be a solid reelection, stolen through obvious acts of voter fraud and intimidation.
The question then becomes — will he ACT, and who will join him?
As far as I am concerned, the entire RAT leadership deserves death or lifetime imprisonment for treason. Average RAT voters should be made to wear some badge of shame.
Granted, but isnt there a precedent from the rebuke of FDR to make such stacking a dependant court and thus unconstitutional... frankly the Supremes could rule on that.
“it can be changed rather easily by the Senate.”
So these Rats are geniuses, right? Senate can change the makeup of SCOTUS. Senate is GOP now. So Trump should just say that HE is going to request the Senate to pack the court.
If Trump wins again, and Republicans maintain control of the Senate, and perhaps regain the House, they should embrace this resolution, replay the democrat advocacy and proceed balls to the wall implementing this plan for judicial makeover. I’d also hope they would go on an impeachment wave by removing scores of federal judges whose roadblocking rulings have been overturned on appeal.
Decided to research this a little. Apparently one of the Justices who had previously voted against New Deal issues decided to switch his votes, perhaps from political pressure. Eventually FDR’s plan died. Seems like our Roberts is doing some of the same.