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Biden Is Wrong. The Supreme Court Is Already “Politicized.” (jacobin.com)

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President Biden said he won’t expand the Supreme Court because doing so would “politicize” the court in an unhealthy way. But it’s a political institution by its nature — and a disturbingly undemocratic one.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

To be clear, there is zero fight to be had. The composition of the Court can only be modified by Congress. The GOP led House is not going to pass a bill allowing the Democrat President to add new judges to the Court.

Given that reality, there's simply nothing Biden could do even if he wanted to.