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    Simple. Merritt Garland was legitimately nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court, but the Senate failed to even consider his nomination. In order to correct that, a seat should be added to the Supreme Court and Garland should be considered by the Senate for that open seat, or the person who filled that seat should be removed from the court. Since there is no reason to remove Gorsuch, we'll just have to add one more extra seat that will be appointed by President Biden. Done. No court packing necessary. The balance is restored, conservatives still have a 6-5 majority (it should actually be 5-4 at this point).

    Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer should make this happen.

    Discuss.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    Simple. Merritt Garland was legitimately nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court, but the Senate failed to even consider his nomination. In order to correct that, a seat should be added to the Supreme Court and Garland should be considered by the Senate for that open seat, or the person who filled that seat should be removed from the court. Since there is no reason to remove Gorsuch, we'll just have to add one more extra seat that will be appointed by President Biden. Done. No court packing necessary. The balance is restored, conservatives still have a 6-5 majority (it should actually be 5-4 at this point).

    Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer should make this happen.

    Discuss.

    There are a lot of things wrong with the Supreme Court. We have to end lifetime appointments. There is no reason for this.

    Second, Biden should appoint at least one judge for the court.

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    Quote Originally Posted by votebiden View Post
    There are a lot of things wrong with the Supreme Court. We have to end lifetime appointments. There is no reason for this.

    Second, Biden should appoint at least one judge for the court.
    Correct. Here is my justification. The Senate failed to do their constitutional duty and consider Garlands nomination. Therefore anything that subsequently occurred (i.e. the Gorsuch appointment) was fruit of the poison tree. Trump got a free pick. We make that up by giving Biden a free pick. And then we consider the Garland nomination. Barrett, as much as I hated the process, was nominated and confirmed following the constitutional process. So filling that seat was a legitimate exercise. But Garland/Gorsuch is not, and that should be corrected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    Correct. Here is my justification. The Senate failed to do their constitutional duty and consider Garlands nomination. Therefore anything that subsequently occurred (i.e. the Gorsuch appointment) was fruit of the poison tree. Trump got a free pick. We make that up by giving Biden a free pick. And then we consider the Garland nomination. Barrett, as much as I hated the process, was nominated and confirmed following the constitutional process. So filling that seat was a legitimate exercise. But Garland/Gorsuch is not, and that should be corrected.
    The Supreme Court is the least respected branch of government. Dominated by ideologues.

    The future of our nation is to have a strong--Democratic--Congress which can basically ignore the Supreme Court

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    Quote Originally Posted by votebiden View Post
    The Supreme Court is the least respected branch of government. Dominated by ideologues.

    The future of our nation is to have a strong--Democratic--Congress which can basically ignore the Supreme Court
    I disagree with that. I think it's important that we have a body that will thoughtfully evaluate laws passed (especially by STATE legislatures BTW) that may run afoul of the Constitution. A Democratic Congress isn't enough to prevent abridgement of Constitutional protections. They can do absolutely nothing about an archaic voter suppression law passed in Alabama. Someone has to call the balls and strikes. We just need a process that will appoint less partisan umpires.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    I disagree with that. I think it's important that we have a body that will thoughtfully evaluate laws passed (especially by STATE legislatures BTW) that may run afoul of the Constitution. A Democratic Congress isn't enough to prevent abridgement of Constitutional protections. They can do absolutely nothing about an archaic voter suppression law passed in Alabama. Someone has to call the balls and strikes. We just need a process that will appoint less partisan umpires.
    Umpires don't determine the outcome of games. Congress can rewrite a law if judged a foul by the court.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    I disagree with that. I think it's important that we have a body that will thoughtfully evaluate laws passed (especially by STATE legislatures BTW) that may run afoul of the Constitution. A Democratic Congress isn't enough to prevent abridgement of Constitutional protections. They can do absolutely nothing about an archaic voter suppression law passed in Alabama. Someone has to call the balls and strikes. We just need a process that will appoint less partisan umpires.
    Try not being a partisan in your own life first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by /MSG/ View Post
    Try not being a partisan in your own life first.
    This is not in the least a partisan proposal.

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    Weird that a political party that has only won one single national election since the 1980s, has nonetheless been able to dominate and shape the nature of the nation's highest Court

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    Weird that a political party that has only won one single national election since the 1980s, has nonetheless been able to dominate and shape the nature of the nation's highest Court
    If you have a weak case, bribe the judge. GOP motto

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    is there a constitutional guarantee of balance between political parties?.......I think the only balance the founders were concerned with was the balance between the legislative, executive and judicial branches.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by votebiden View Post
    If you have a weak case, bribe the judge. GOP motto
    if you have a weak candidate, lie about your opponent.....DNC motto......
    Isaiah 6:5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    Weird that a political party that has only won one single national election since the 1980s, has nonetheless been able to dominate and shape the nature of the nation's highest Court
    to be fair, you elected two presidents since 1980....
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