Resizing The SCROTEs

[jaF0]

Lots of talk and bellyaching, but no sound reasoning.

See the history here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States#Size_of_the_court


It's been adjusted several times for different reasons, some of them stated to limit powers of someone or another.

"As the nation's boundaries grew, Congress added justices to correspond with the growing number of judicial circuits: seven in 1807, nine in 1837, and ten in 1863."

Given the increase in population and the number of legal issues, it would make sense to increase to 13, the current number of Appellate Circuits.

But I have a bigger issue of Judges being selected and nominated based on their partisan views. I feel the courts should be solidly non-partisan with their Oath Of Office affirming that.

I also have a major issue with the notion of Lifetime Appointments. That's something that needs to be addressed.

 

[WillJ8787]

"But I have a bigger issue of Judges being selected and nominated based on their partisan views. I feel the courts should be solidly non-partisan with their Oath Of Office affirming that."

I agree with you. I'll probably get it from both sides for saying this...

I believe he judges themselves rule on law in a non-profit way mostly. It's all of us who want them to be on one side or the other and it is much to do about nothing in my opinion.

Opinions over time seem to bear this out.

 

[Lazaran]

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Citizens United.

GMAFB

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

Judge Dredd would solve the whole problem real quick.

 

[JackLuis]

Amy Coney Barrett begins Supreme Court confirmation hearings - watch live

Currently in recess until 12:20 EST

 

[LLCox]

Now that trump knows about court packing he would be sure to use it.

 

[phrodeau]

Now that trump knows about court packing he would be sure to use it.

Especially if he loses.

 

[KeithD]

Now that trump knows about court packing he would be sure to use it.

Yes, but technically, it will be McConnell doing that. Trump, in loser status, will be concentrating on trying to negate having lost and on liberating more government money into his personal coffers. He won't be caring about what happens to anyone else after he's out of office. I think he'll also be shopping for someplace to live that won't extradite him back to the United States (Saudi Arabia?).

 

[LLCox]

Especially if he loses.

I said, would... not will. But whatever