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[–] 75 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Easiest answer.

Pack the court. It's perfectly legal. No laws or precedent against it. Just a lack of political will and spine.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Kamala could do it. I'm not saying she would, but she's not biden, and he definitely wasn't gonna do it. We can hope.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Joe should do it after the votes are counted in November, irrespective of who wins. If its a Trump win, a packed court gives some stability and a check on Trump. If its a Harris win, then there's no fallout for Harris making the call, and she has 4 years of a stable and sane Supreme Court.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Congress would have to pass a bill to pack the court, which the President would sign. The new Congress is seated early, though. If Democrats got their majorities they can send Joe a bill right away in the 2 weeks overlap.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That only solves the problem future decisions. Previous decisions would have to go back through the whole court system to hope to get reversed.

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