• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Why would the Senate even let one extra justice through?

    You would need 51% of them to do that. Which would necessarily either include Manchin and Sinema or two Republicans. If you honestly believe either of those scenarios would result in even increasing the size of SCOTUS to 10 justices, you really don’t understand the U.S. government.

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      8 months ago

      of 100 candidates having to go through all the consent hearings, I think they would come to an agreement about a few

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        8 months ago

        Why would they come to an agreement on any of them? What would compel Sinema and Manchin to agree to expand the court by a single justice? And if not them, name the two Republicans who would please.

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          8 months ago

          imagine the immense opportunity. I don’t know how they wouldn’t all think about the power being given to them. the pool of candidates. the legacy. but Biden won’t even nominate 2 more because he doesn’t actually care.