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Biden Commission Contemplates Packing the Supreme Court
CNBC ^ | October 14, 2021 | Kevin Breuninger

Posted on 10/14/2021 4:55:04 PM PDT by Half_Retired

Biden commission’s draft materials on Supreme Court reform show split over adding justices

A growing chorus of critics — especially those furious with the tactics used by Republicans to appoint the three most recent justices — have called to expand the size of the bench. Proponents include former presidential candidates and Cabinet members.

Some of the commissioners agree with the pro-expansion arguments, “at least in part,” the draft materials said. But other commissioners concluded that adding seats “is likely to undermine, rather than enhance, the Supreme Court’s legitimacy and its role in the constitutional system,” the commission wrote.

“There are significant reasons to be skeptical that expansion would serve democratic values,” the commission added. “We also raise some tentative concerns about how expansion of the Supreme Court might be received in the broader domestic and international community.”

President Joe Biden created the commission via executive order in April, assembling a bipartisan panel of scholars, lawyers, advocates and former judges to probe arguments for and against reforming the high court.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: court; packing; scotus; supreme; supremecourt; supremes
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To: BenLurkin

Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Vegetable


21 posted on 10/14/2021 5:29:02 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.” ~ H.L. Mencken)
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To: Boardwalk

Jessie Kelly is talking about how he is in trouble. His speeches aren’t want you would expect form someone who is winning.

He has a point. Droning on over and over with the same scripted Covid speeches.


22 posted on 10/14/2021 5:31:43 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: farming pharmer

A big hell no...they are spineless!!!


23 posted on 10/14/2021 5:58:52 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The Constitution was irrelevant long before president 0.


24 posted on 10/14/2021 5:59:20 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Half_Retired

Packed and term limits so every President gets to pick a new court ,LOL


25 posted on 10/14/2021 6:08:46 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: frank ballenger

It seems to me that packing the court is in direct violation of separation of powers. Each Congress will make the Supreme Court a junior partner, a subsidiary to ram through its agenda.


26 posted on 10/14/2021 6:11:29 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Half_Retired

If you can keep it.

Well, we did. For a while.


27 posted on 10/14/2021 6:13:12 PM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Half_Retired

DUH


28 posted on 10/14/2021 6:25:30 PM PDT by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: butlerweave

“Supreme Court should rule it’s unconstitutional ,LOL”

And they can on sound constitutional grounds, citing the necessary and proper clause.


29 posted on 10/14/2021 6:31:43 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: Blood of Tyrants

A growing chorus of critics — especially those furious with the tactics used by Republicans to appoint the three most recent justices

The Dims are furious, furious I tell you, that the Republicans did to the Dims what the Dims did to the Republicans.


30 posted on 10/14/2021 6:40:55 PM PDT by Paperpusher
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To: Half_Retired

Going down this path, there could eventually be 100 members of the Supreme Court. It would be a second Senate effectively appointed by the 1st Senate. However, long before it got to that absurd level, the country would collapse in chaos, if it’s not already on its way.


31 posted on 10/14/2021 7:17:22 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The future is a quiet world)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

If they pack it enough, there won’t be any GOP POTUSes in our future,


32 posted on 10/14/2021 7:32:58 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Flick Lives

+1


33 posted on 10/14/2021 7:38:06 PM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: Half_Retired

...but of course.


34 posted on 10/14/2021 8:11:22 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Half_Retired

He’s really asking for a Revolution between this, the mandate, the supply problem, etc.


35 posted on 10/14/2021 8:18:39 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Half_Retired

Sure. Why wouldn’t he? Is somene going to tell his handlers ‘no’?


36 posted on 10/14/2021 9:16:41 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ealgeone

Joekr: “Aww...! C’mon, man! Rebel! Revolt! I dare ya! I double-dog Corn Pop dare ya! Jeez...!! What needling inconveniences do I have to mandate to make y’all rise up???”


37 posted on 10/14/2021 9:23:40 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Col Frank Slade
Note the wording.

We are not the American people, but the “domestic community”

How sanitizing …

Like we've "ethnically cleansed" already.

38 posted on 10/14/2021 9:26:05 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: farming pharmer

No and the CAVEmen will handle it like the caving on the debt limit increase.

These assholes are so predictable and there are actually people still out there that swear we can fix DC at next election cycle.


39 posted on 10/15/2021 4:48:13 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: Half_Retired

“A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique.”


40 posted on 10/15/2021 4:54:51 AM PDT by Toespi
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