Posted on 01/24/2021 7:39:10 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced legislation on Jan. 22 to amend the U.S. Constitution to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices, the numerical cap that has been in place for well over a century, in order to prevent Democrats from enlarging the court’s membership.
Amending the Constitution is no easy task. The amendment bill must pass by two-thirds supermajority in both houses of Congress and then be ratified by three-quarters of the states, or 38 of the 50 states, to become part of the Constitution.
The move comes after then-President Donald Trump’s conservative constitutionalist nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, was confirmed before Election Day, replacing the liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September.
Filling the seat quickly in an election year enraged many Democrats, given the precedent of Merrick Garland. Following the election-year death in 2016 of Justice Antonin Scalia, the then-Republican-majority Senate refused to take up then-President Barack Obama’s nomination of Garland to the Supreme Court. He has since been nominated by President Joe Biden to become his attorney general.
Biden flirted with the idea of court-packing during the recent campaign but didn’t endorse it, saying he would create a national commission to look at a court system he described as “out of whack.” In October, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that because the U.S. population has increased over the past century and a half, more justices may be needed to sit on the Supreme Court.
In the lead-up to the November election, Democrats accused Republicans of a double-standard for moving expeditiously on Barrett’s nomination and vowed to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices in order to dilute the power of the court’s conservative-majority bloc, a move they argued would make it easier for big-government legislation favored by the political left to survive
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“Make no mistake,” Cruz said at the time, “if Democrats win the election, they will end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court, expanding the number of justices to advance their radical political agenda, entrenching their power for generations, and destroying the foundations of our democratic system.”
so many opportunities to save the country punted by bought pols, cowards and SCOTUS $&^%)%^&
This is the sort of thing McConnell and Ryan should have been
taking care of in 2017 & 2018.
We had a window, and they boarded over it.
What’s this “Constitution” thing I keep seeing people talking about?
In October, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that because the U.S. population has increased over the past century and a half, more justices may be needed to sit on the Supreme Court.
If population increase is the program, the correct solution is to increase the number of District Courts. For example, break up the 9th Circuit into three: WA/OR/CA, Alaska/Guam/Hawaii/Mariana-Islands, and Arizona/Idaho/Montana/Nevada
Yep. SMH.
They wouldn’t have had to worry about court packing if they hadn’t stabbed president Trump in the back. They can rot in hades.
I always found it bizarre that constitutional amendments require the assent of Congress, especially a supermajority. If you’re trying to limit federal power, why would you be required to ask their permission??
Certifying fraud revealed their true nature.
There’s also the procedure, never used, where I thin it’s the same 2/3 of states call for a convention that can bypass congress and pass amendments that are then submitted for state ratification. That is the Convention of States movement Mark Levin supports.
These are the two procedures for conservatives to amend the Constition. For liberals they just have to file a lawsuit in the Northern District of California, of the District of Hawaii and, in due course, the Supreme Court will do an amendment for them
Based on Pelosi’s increase in population argument, we should have two presidents and two Speakers.
What we need to do is repeal the 17th and 19th amendments. That would fix the current problem for the next 40 years, at least.
should add
If a position on the court becomes vacant, the president must name a replacement within 10 days. After the nomination, the Senate must vote within 10 days by recorded vote.
According to Democrats it is in the same aisle as the Charmin’ and ScotTissue.
Should be age limit for scotus. 80???
“What we need to do is repeal the 17th and 19th amendments. That would fix the current problem for the next 40 years, at least.”
Better add repeal of the the 26th to that list. The under 21 morons are a big part of the problem.
yeah, agree with that too.
There is Article V but fear and disinformation has kept it from being used. Even an impending Civil War was not enough . It is America's last hope
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