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it is the devil doing the tolerating. satan controls the world and it seems god does not do sh it

There is nothing in the Constitution that dictates the number of SC Justices. It has fluctuated over the years.

Democrats are the problem. The only thing needing changing is them breing unable to hold office.

It's not just one. But, one of the two may be out soon, replaced by a dhim.

(Susan Collins)

Packing the court would take a (D) takeover of the Senate and the White House and THEN, they'd have to be able to get nominees through the confirmation process.

Our best tactic is to basically ignore the threat and instead work on getting the traitors out of our midst. I.e., quislings like Mitten, Collins, Murkowski, etc.. Those are the people who pose the most immediate threat, since they will do the bidding of the Dems and confirm justices if the Dems take over (and they'll also try to stymie the replacement of RBG in the next month or two).

Living in MT, though I don't like Daines, he's now going to get money from me because I know that flipping one or two Senate seats is going to make a huge difference and I know the Dems are going to use this as a way to put even more money into Bullock's campaign (and get the liberal base here riled up).

The first order of business should be to provide support to any (R) Senator who is in a close race right now, then work on getting conservative candidates ready for the next Senate election, and of course keep the White House.

Remember, as long as President Trump is re-elected, the Dems can take the Senate and pack the court with open spaces, but President Trump doesn't have to nominate anyone. In fact, the (D)'s are making the case right now that a vacancy doesn't have to be filled by the sitting President. As long as there is not a supermajority of (D)s in the Senate, they won't be able to convict and remove even if the House again impeaches a second term President Trump, so all the cards are in his hands as long as he wins in November.

But that's just it. I don't believe the number of justices are defined in writing in the Constitution. My point was how do WE set in stone the current number of justices? Sounds like it would require an amendment. In the absence of that, politicians will be playing this game forever now that the Dems put it on the table.

Bull Schit

If we play by the rules now, as soon as they gain power they will change the rules to suit their agenda, no matter how we play.

Changing the rules now can only benefit us, cuz anyone with two brain cells left to rub together knows they will change them as soon as they are in power regardless of what we do.

Key always comes back to controlling the Senate. Nice to have the House as well as we would have avoided the hole impeachment drama which wasnt going anywhere. If you keep control of the Whitehouse and the Senate you can control the courts.

What do you think the dimocrats would be doing in this situation, if the scenario were reversed?

They would be pounding in another justice.

They may scream and cry, but they would be doing the same thing.

F' em.

Yep.

The problem is that the (D) leadership controls their individual members and can get near unanimous party line votes. Republicans are getting better at this, but there are still too many Republican Senators who refuse to act in the interest of the country.

McConnell’s job is to bring them in line with the party.

He has done some good work with the judges and justices, be he has yet to unify his people.

Get with it Mitch.

I know they will change the rules. I dont know the answer. Politicians feel they don't work for us and do whatever they want. Short term I want the court in our favor. This election will be contested and will end up at SCOTUS. Get another right leaning justice now. Keep the senate in the R side and go from there.

It's sad to know that decisions coming from the Supreme Court are often based on political leanings rather than law!

Payback for ramming Obamacare down our throats.

Exactly.

So true Don. Right now 9 can't even agree when it comes to the constitution, due to their beliefs. Let's throw 20+, yeah that will work

Indeed.

Bottom line is the Dems just want to create a third legislative body and legislate from the bench.

Their decisions should have absolutely nothing to do with "law" either.

Laws are legislated.

The Constitution was written, adopted and ratified by all states of the Union to limit the powers of federal gov't.

The Constitution is the only document the SC should be concerned with. Ever.

Not legislation. Not partisanship. But 100% US Constitution.