Posted on 06/01/2026 12:47:51 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Democrats are likely to retake the House and maybe the Senate in November, which is reason to ask: What would they do with that power? One emerging answer is that they seem determined to blow up the Supreme Court.
Listen to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the betting favorite to be the next Speaker of the House. “The Supreme Court is a disgrace,” he said in April. “In the new Congress, we’re going to have to do something about this Supreme Court, and let me be very clear: Everything is on the table—everything to deal with this corrupt MAGA majority.”
He’s serious, and his agent for this task is Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who is already making an argument to pack the Court with four new Justices. Why four? Mr. Raskin has a gussied-up explanation that might sound plausible if all you watch is MS NOW.
“There are 13 federal circuits in America, and traditionally, the Supreme Court has been made up of the number of Justices equal to the number of circuits,” Mr. Raskin said recently. “We’ve got 13 circuits, but we only have nine Justices. So that means that under the best of circumstances, four entire federal regions, four federal circuits will be left out completely.”
The real reason Democrats want 13 Justices is that it’s the number required to tilt the Court left under a new 7-6 majority. Yet it’s worth examining Mr. Raskin’s sales pitch to see its obvious insincerity. It’s true the Justices once spent part of each year traveling a judicial circuit to hear cases, but this practice of “riding circuit” effectively ended in 1891.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
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any attempt to pack the court will just result in us packing it further when we regain power
They won’t have enough votes to override a veto. Have fun with that Hakeem. So we are safe for at least two more years.
So let Trump appoint four more. It will still be his term.
Frankly I don’t think the Dems will win in November.
Well shoot how about 50, one for each state. There are more red/pink states than blue.
They're too radical. Even John Doe is figuring that out.
I don’t even accept the initial premise, the democrats are not “likely” to retake the house.
Already they started with a lie, if anything it is a dead heat at best now.
MORE KETANJI BROWNS!
The Dems have screwed up everything else in this country, so why should this surprise anyone.
What makes you think they wouldn't do away with it? They are that crazy and rabid.
Unless they get supermajorities in both chambers, he’s going to need a little help from Pres. Trump, and that ain’t happening.
Because they do stuff when they get majorities, bad stuff. Republicans do practically nothing when they get majorities... They can’t even pass a decent budget, or a bill that would make our elections fair, honest and secure.
“result in us packing it further when we regain power”
What’s this “WHEN we regain power”?
We HAVE power. Do it NOW.
If they try it, they will see an armed populace eliminate the traitors.
One branch of government can destroy one of the other branches ? LOL
When 50% + 1 dictate everything to the 50% - 1, we are no longer a republic. If the filibuster is smashed, state-packing and Supreme Court packing becomes a thing, I no longer recognize the government as legitimate as it is no longer a republic. It’s a representative democracy where the majority can change the law on a whim. Law will be optionally applied and changed when inconvenient.
right now, the chances of the D’s retaking power in Congress is next to nill.
we will see if anything changes...
Opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal. Story was so bad no one wanted to take credit for writing it.
This is in line with past and present plans of Demonicrats to betray and destroy the United States to give aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.
And patriots are still waiting for the DOJ to indict even one Demonicrat for treason.
“ I no longer recognize the government as legitimate as it is no longer a republic“
I’m with ya there but the demons have no idea that this could happen on a large enough scale to cause trouble.
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