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And overturn Citizens United, the piece of shit SCOTUS ruling that allows all the dark money to control our politics and what has put us in the mess we're in right now...🤬

This is the kind of post that gives me hope. My fear is the current democratic leadership is not in lock step with the majority of their voters.

No, because it would still be a Republican replacing them until January 20, 2029.

18, 2 per year, move 5 to senior status so you have 13 active.

Yep. This. Absolutely this.

Yeah that’d be nice. Too bad the justice system is too easily gamed by the wealthy though. They will drag out cases and insulate their gains by giving it to shells and their families. We need a strong clawback amendment to deal with this admin. I know it’ll never pass though.

. . . we pass a constitutional amendment clarifying that the President is subject to the law, just as we enacted the 14th amendment to overcome the noxious Dred Scott decision. I think such an amendment would have strong support in virtually all states. 3/3

I agree. I believe there should be a package of amendments titled "the Articles of Restoration" (of our democratic republic). Just as the Bill of Rights clarified our Constitution at the outset, these articles could clarify things at the "re-set."

You want to know why they are pulling out all the stops for this election? That's it. Can we assume Democrats are ready to do what's necessary?

13 judges and an enforced code of ethics is needed to fix this mess we call the greatest court in the land.

It would have to be in 2029 because the executive branch is the only one that can nominate a Supreme Court justice. Under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution (Appointments Clause), the President holds the sole authority to nominate federal judges, including Supreme Court justices.

That's a dangerous, short term non-fix. In 2033 the GOP could add more, then what? Keep adding more? Better to add real oversight, or impeach any current justice if corrupt. Besides it's unnecessary. Ironically the next POTUS can take executive action using the sweeping powers SCOTUS gave Trump :)

If we are also able to oust current Dem leadership. Schumer and Jeffries would wimp out before Thanksgiving 2028.

Robert Mueller's smiling; Jack Smith's drooling...

Sounds refreshing

We begged, BEGGED BIDEN to do something about SCOTUS. He REFUSED. We BEGGED him to retire. He not only refused, waited & then stole our ability to have an open primary; DC DEMS also LIED about his health. Those same people are in charge. What exactly are u expecting from Chuck & Haakem who R AWOL?

I was hoping for AG first.

Yes - and this would be GREAT. But did you ALSO know that if we add four seats to SCOTUS BEFORE then, Trump can fill them with 4 Pam Bondi types?

We could start having nice things. Oh to dream...

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Gives me goosebumps thinking about it!😁

And an end to Roberts Deceptions!

Too big. Too big for my brain to accept as possible after all the disappointments. We now have money with his face on it. How is he stopped? It’s all so stupid.

Return to the decision on Roe V Wade

I think the problem is deeper. Law must be improved, SCOTUS must have a better accountability mechanism. Like that it's just a new level of party powered swinging.

From your post to Dem’s ears.

Nothing would please us more than to see t-rump inlitigation again.

Sounds wonderful. I would prefer if we simply hold justices accountable for taking bribes and being a general menace to the law, because I don’t want Roberts, Alito, or Thomas to spend one more day out of jail. But I’m down for your plan too.

He’s going to throw away ballots by the thousands… youtu.be/--QMFplctVw?

Do it

First we need to elect DEMOCRATS who will MAKE OT HAPPEN.

And get bodily autonomy back for women

He'll be a corpse by then...but there are ALL THOSE OTHER PEOPLE!!!!

Or you could try the last three confirmed for lying to congress.

Trump will be dead by 2029. Focus on his sons. Particularly Barron, the comeback kid.

Yes, but the change can't happen until the regime is overturned in the next election.

I agree with all of that, but I'm not sure how high the bar is to expand the court. Congress is supposed to be the branch that decides the size of SCOTUS. How high is the bar to expand? Is it a majority vote in the House and a 60-vote majority in the Senate?

could they look at all the corrupt pardons too? and if a president is impeached how does that impact his past pardons of corrupt individuals? it should certainly prevent future pardons.

This makes me smile. Hope springs eternal.

They’ll be under enormous pressure to not expand because they’d have to carve out the filibuster and then they would be “setting precedent” for the republicans to do the same in the future. The media would eviscerate them because democrats don’t enjoy the same benefit of the doubt vs republicans.

That's a big "if". I don't have that kind of confidence.🤨

It’s an essential step in protecting our democracy for future generations. Has to happen.

Well yeah, if they win control of both Houses by the end of this year, they have to start laying the ground work for the next POTUS and begin undoing stuff almost immediately. Maybe even Project 2027. 🤔

This is the hottest sexiest thing you’ve ever said to us

Start with adding 4. Then, raise it to 52 (4 for each circuit) with 13 randomly chosen to hear each case a majority of the 52 agree to hear. Put this in an Amendment.

We can void the pardoned of the J6 terrorist because Criminal Trump can't pardoned his own crimes!

He and his merry band of fascists should be tried in military court and sent to Guantanamo for life.

Yup. It’s time me for the nuclear option. Balance the court and dare the GOP to break it again. Who wants an endless cycle of “rebalancing” resulting in a broken SC with 30 justices?

There will be a Constitutional crisis. This corrupt Supreme Court will rule the expansion unconstitutional.

I’m afraid to ever get my hopes up about prosecuting Trump ever again.

It's nice to dream

It won’t change the fundamental problem with SCOTUS which is that they’re not accountable to anyone (lifetime appt and no judicial review except themselves). It’s a stop gap measure that will probably be easier to pass than a full SCOTUS reform.

LFG!!!

It's time then to meet on the National Mall. If you have leave days at work, this is a very good use of it. 19 days until 9/22

all true. The problem, as I see it is...Democratic leadership who apparently don't even have the backbone to want to impeach Trump, much less make these most wanted and welcome changes.

THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT!!!!!!!!!

This assumes that Democrats take the WH and Senate in 2028. It's a slippery slope.

And did you know that this will only fix the problem in the immediate short term? There’s nothing to prevent the court getting filled with 9 partisan Republican justices and four Democratic ones, leaving us in the same position as now. Or extending it again when they get back in power next.

Yes. I've been salivating at the thought. True also for quite a bit else that this Court has done not just recently but dating back to Citizens United in 2010 and such. All it would take would be a new federal campaign-funding-limitations statute. Even a new state law could trigger its overturn.

Espionage Act s.o.l. is 10 years, couldn't that be brought back already? And Judge Aileen says Bedminster is a separate matter, so...

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Or we take the House and Senate, impeach and remove his fat ass, and let him make it past a pack of feral dogs to get on the escape helo.

Yes, please. It all hinges on expanding that court.

But the Democrats were too afraid to do it when Biden was in office. They were way too worried about what people would think of them rather than what was good for the people.

Let's Go!!!

Let’s do it. Justice must prevail to right this nation.

How about the Obstructions of Justice in the Mueller Report?

One can dream.

The best thing SCOTUS can do would be to end life appointment and retire at 75.

Bring back Roe, voting rights, kill Citizens United, list as long as Felon47s crimes.

There are boatloads of new charges as well!

Let's add six, just to be sure. And choose young, healthy justices.

Seriously. This is an all hands on deck moment.

Rebellions are messy and introduce weakness which our enemies will surely exploit, and have been sowing for years. We're trying to avoid rebellion, tbh, as sexy as it might sound to some. We have to give #Peace the whole chance. November will probably be messy, it looks. Let's avoid it if we can

No doubt! This is a protest, really. A sit-in on the Capitol Lawn until basic demands are met, such as #ReleaseTheFiles or #ImpeachCorruption. We're not doing a January 6. This is the #peaceful option afforded to us in #1A of the #Constitution when our government is not redressing our grievances.

did u know a cases increase precedent was set to raise the SC justice seats to 9? We can use the same precedent to seat 9 more right now....this very next year!

Reversing Citizens United is the FIRST order of business when the court favors an actual rule of law.

Please, do it.

...I feel we just have to get thru the next week, the next 3 months.....every day is a catastrophe in DC

Great we can charge him for January 6 AFTER he already became President. Only shows us how useless each branch is to stop any coup.

The poster said one for each district and one of the districts should be split into more districts. They didn’t elaborate why but I’m guessing amount of activity.

From Dr. Gill's mouth to...well, your ears.

Girls from Epstein island? Sounds bout right.

Don’t threaten me with a good time. 😉

I hope he’s in hell by then.

More importantly, we could publicly funded federal elections.

But Schumer would just write some strongly worded letters—delivered via Jarred because Kakeem would carry them to him on their morning coffee klatch!

Yes much needed and a code of ethics for Congress and the executive branch too.

How does that happen? Is it just a bill that passes a simple majority in Congress and then doesn't get vetoed by the president?

Du-oh, first word should be “not”

Jack Smith already gave it away in his motions to dismiss in 2024. He specifically asked for dismissal without prejudice because tolling the statute of limitations could be litigated. So it’s not a secret :)

Sounds so simple!

He better be in the ground by then.

Do you think a House leader Jeffries and Senate leader Schumer would have the intestinal fortitude for this? Sadly, I do not.

That would be great but wonder if this midterm election will survive the rigging, and the USPS sabotaging mail in ballots, states removing voters from the rolls will mess things up for democrats?

Well, other than Mitch blocking all the new ones from his hospital bed, or wherever he may be these days... (Hell).

OMG We have to make it so!!

Be still my heart.

We’d have to replace the chief justice in order to bring anything before the court.

Let's do it!

I was hoping to have champagne 🥂 to celebrate the world’s most anticipated obituary before then.

Good god, if you exist, this please. THIS PLEASE.