#courtpacking — Public Fediverse posts

Just finished Elie Mystal's podcast Contempt of Court. Really interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend it, if you're looking for something to listen to.
https://www.thenation.com/content/contempt-of-court/

#podcast #recommended #supremecourt #courtreform #judicialethics #courtpacking #SCOTUS

Just finished Elie Mystal's podcast Contempt of Court. Really interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend it, if you're looking for something to listen to.
https://www.thenation.com/content/contempt-of-court/

#podcast #recommended #supremecourt #courtreform #judicialethics #courtpacking #SCOTUS

Just finished Elie Mystal's podcast Contempt of Court. Really interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend it, if you're looking for something to listen to.
https://www.thenation.com/content/contempt-of-court/

#podcast #recommended #supremecourt #courtreform #judicialethics #courtpacking #SCOTUS

@TCatInReality What are you thinking on SCOTUS reform?

I don't think there's anything #biden can do unilaterally as a #lameduck (without support of both the house and senate).

My thoughts here are politically unpopular things #biden can do as a #lameduck that are the right things to do, but political suicide (i.e. anything pro-#Palestinian).

Some #courtpacking would be great, but as you suggest, after Kamala gets both house and senate majorities in 2025.

I "wishful think" too much.

@TCatInReality What are you thinking on SCOTUS reform?

I don't think there's anything #biden can do unilaterally as a #lameduck (without support of both the house and senate).

My thoughts here are politically unpopular things #biden can do as a #lameduck that are the right things to do, but political suicide (i.e. anything pro-#Palestinian).

Some #courtpacking would be great, but as you suggest, after Kamala gets both house and senate majorities in 2025.

I "wishful think" too much.

@TCatInReality What are you thinking on SCOTUS reform?

I don't think there's anything #biden can do unilaterally as a #lameduck (without support of both the house and senate).

My thoughts here are politically unpopular things #biden can do as a #lameduck that are the right things to do, but political suicide (i.e. anything pro-#Palestinian).

Some #courtpacking would be great, but as you suggest, after Kamala gets both house and senate majorities in 2025.

I "wishful think" too much.

@TCatInReality What are you thinking on SCOTUS reform?

I don't think there's anything #biden can do unilaterally as a #lameduck (without support of both the house and senate).

My thoughts here are politically unpopular things #biden can do as a #lameduck that are the right things to do, but political suicide (i.e. anything pro-#Palestinian).

Some #courtpacking would be great, but as you suggest, after Kamala gets both house and senate majorities in 2025.

I "wishful think" too much.

@TCatInReality What are you thinking on SCOTUS reform?

I don't think there's anything #biden can do unilaterally as a #lameduck (without support of both the house and senate).

My thoughts here are politically unpopular things #biden can do as a #lameduck that are the right things to do, but political suicide (i.e. anything pro-#Palestinian).

Some #courtpacking would be great, but as you suggest, after Kamala gets both house and senate majorities in 2025.

I "wishful think" too much.

But in practice, they are also constrained by norms & conventions. Since the early 20th century, for instance, #Congress has not dissolved #FederalCourts whose #judges displease it—which did happen in the more distant past. The idea of #CourtPacking has been considered out of bounds ever since #FDR tried & failed to reshape #SCOTUS in the 1930s by proposing to appoint up to 6 additional justices.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #corruption #SCOTUSreform

But in practice, they are also constrained by norms & conventions. Since the early 20th century, for instance, #Congress has not dissolved #FederalCourts whose #judges displease it—which did happen in the more distant past. The idea of #CourtPacking has been considered out of bounds ever since #FDR tried & failed to reshape #SCOTUS in the 1930s by proposing to appoint up to 6 additional justices.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #corruption #SCOTUSreform

But in practice, they are also constrained by norms & conventions. Since the early 20th century, for instance, #Congress has not dissolved #FederalCourts whose #judges displease it—which did happen in the more distant past. The idea of #CourtPacking has been considered out of bounds ever since #FDR tried & failed to reshape #SCOTUS in the 1930s by proposing to appoint up to 6 additional justices.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #corruption #SCOTUSreform

But in practice, they are also constrained by norms & conventions. Since the early 20th century, for instance, #Congress has not dissolved #FederalCourts whose #judges displease it—which did happen in the more distant past. The idea of #CourtPacking has been considered out of bounds ever since #FDR tried & failed to reshape #SCOTUS in the 1930s by proposing to appoint up to 6 additional justices.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #corruption #SCOTUSreform

But in practice, they are also constrained by norms & conventions. Since the early 20th century, for instance, #Congress has not dissolved #FederalCourts whose #judges displease it—which did happen in the more distant past. The idea of #CourtPacking has been considered out of bounds ever since #FDR tried & failed to reshape #SCOTUS in the 1930s by proposing to appoint up to 6 additional justices.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #illiberalism #criminal #extremism #corruption #SCOTUSreform

If you aspire to be a Very Serious Person (and whomst amongst us doesn't?) then you know why we can't have nice things. The American people won't stand for #CourtPacking, Congressional #TermLimits, the abolition of the #ElectoralCollege, or #CampaignFinanceLimits. Politics is the art of the possible, and these just aren't possible.

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If you aspire to be a Very Serious Person (and whomst amongst us doesn't?) then you know why we can't have nice things. The American people won't stand for #CourtPacking, Congressional #TermLimits, the abolition of the #ElectoralCollege, or #CampaignFinanceLimits. Politics is the art of the possible, and these just aren't possible.

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If you aspire to be a Very Serious Person (and whomst amongst us doesn't?) then you know why we can't have nice things. The American people won't stand for #CourtPacking, Congressional #TermLimits, the abolition of the #ElectoralCollege, or #CampaignFinanceLimits. Politics is the art of the possible, and these just aren't possible.

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If you aspire to be a Very Serious Person (and whomst amongst us doesn't?) then you know why we can't have nice things. The American people won't stand for #CourtPacking, Congressional #TermLimits, the abolition of the #ElectoralCollege, or #CampaignFinanceLimits. Politics is the art of the possible, and these just aren't possible.

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If you aspire to be a Very Serious Person (and whomst amongst us doesn't?) then you know why we can't have nice things. The American people won't stand for #CourtPacking, Congressional #TermLimits, the abolition of the #ElectoralCollege, or #CampaignFinanceLimits. Politics is the art of the possible, and these just aren't possible.

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Biden Is Wrong. The Supreme Court Is Already “Politicized.”

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/supreme-court-right-wing-politics-joe-biden-court-packing-democracy

#SupremeCourt #Politicized #Biden #CourtPacking #Democracy #RightWingPolitics #Politics #News

Biden Is Wrong. The Supreme Court Is Already “Politicized.”

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/supreme-court-right-wing-politics-joe-biden-court-packing-democracy

#SupremeCourt #Politicized #Biden #CourtPacking #Democracy #RightWingPolitics #Politics #News

Biden Is Wrong. The Supreme Court Is Already “Politicized.”

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/supreme-court-right-wing-politics-joe-biden-court-packing-democracy

#SupremeCourt #Politicized #Biden #CourtPacking #Democracy #RightWingPolitics #Politics #News

Biden Is Wrong. The Supreme Court Is Already “Politicized.”

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/supreme-court-right-wing-politics-joe-biden-court-packing-democracy

#SupremeCourt #Politicized #Biden #CourtPacking #Democracy #RightWingPolitics #Politics #News

Biden Is Wrong. The Supreme Court Is Already “Politicized.”

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/supreme-court-right-wing-politics-joe-biden-court-packing-democracy

#SupremeCourt #Politicized #Biden #CourtPacking #Democracy #RightWingPolitics #Politics #News

Just a reminder: Amy Coney Barrett would never have become an appellate judge if GOP Senate had confirmed President Obama's nominee Myra Selby, a Black woman, to Indiana seat on 7th Circuit in 2016. But GOP blocked Selby, kept seat open & Trump filled it w/Barrett. #CourtPacking