Democrats move to expand Supreme Court after Trump immunity ruling

https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-move-expand-supreme-court-trump-ruling-1919976

45 comments

  1. In a statement responding to the court’s ruling, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said House Democrats “will engage in aggressive oversight and legislative activity with respect to the Supreme Court.”

    The aim will be to “ensure that the extreme, far-right justices in the majority are brought into compliance with the Constitution,” he said.

  3. I’m all for it! Though do we have enough people in the senate that would approve of any new Justices or is it to close to do so.

  4. If only we had a strong, coherent, vigorous party leader to help lead the charge against the fascist Supreme Court.

  5. No theyre not moving, it’s a few congresspeople issuing statements and tweeting.

    Democrats do not have the political sense or freedom from their donors to do anything substantive to actually save this country from fascism

  6. Now is the time for decisive leadership. We cannot go back in time. We cannot pretend these things haven’t happened. We can only decide what tools we have to undo the damage.

  7. This could’ve happened if we didn’t have Manchin & Sinema protecting the filibuster in the senate.

  8. I think the only way forward is for the People to amend the Constitution to say that a former President is not immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed during their term of office. John Roberts says the Constitution confers immunity; We the People say it doesn’t.

    Write your Senators and Representatives, Federal and State. We have to do something. https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/

  9. Make it happen, Democrats. Take the gloves off and fight.

  11. Leftists were calling for this before the ruling because they can count

  13. They may eventually expand the Court but it won’t happen any time soon. Our political make up won’t provide the necessary votes.

  16. Democrats move to expand Supreme Court just in time for Donald trump to steal the election and install 4 more far right judges…

    Please stop dilly dallying around.

  21. If Biden is to be replaced for any reason, it should be inaction in the aftermath of SCOTUS’ ruling. The removal of conservative justices and the appointment of new justices should have been performed immediately.

  22. This is what it took? Five justices appointed by presidents who did not win the popular vote, three by a person who committed felonies in furtherance of a plan to influence the election. That he then won.

  24. Don’t just roll over and die you pussies, fucking fight for once in your life. I swear if they take the high road one more fucking time.

  25. They’ve had 3 years to expand the court. They knew it was needed back then but failed to act because it “might all turn out OK”.
    Wake the fuck up – you are sleepwalking your way to fascism. Bold action is needed, yet nothing g is happening.
    Bye bye USA. Hello Christian theocracy.

  26. Expanding the court now would do effectively nothing. There is a reason why SOCTUS was delaying the shit out of things. What, are you going to appoint 5 more justices and then try to ram a bunch of cases through the lower court all they back up to the supreme court before november?

  27. Great news. We need to support these moves and raise our voices to be heard. They can’t do this alone. We need a rising tide of public sentiment.

  28. They should have seen this coming in 2020. It’s too late. The dems don’t have the power to stop any of this. The GOP is an openly fascist party supporting a criminal and they have annointed him king.

  30. Do it. FFS why is Biden so risk averse? Dude is on 1hp, he’s got nothing to lose. Fucking. Do. It

  31. Register to vote!! This may be the last time you have a right to! Don’t mean to be all doom and gloom, but we are past that if you haven’t been watching. Literally the end of America as we know it is going down unless we stop it.

  33. It’s too late to fix the mess that’s already been caused, it may not even be possible or realistic. Congress may be able to expand, but how in the world do you get Republicans on board with that? This is their dream situation, I can’t imagine them allowing an expansion of the SCOTUS.

    It seems very unlikely that democrats get a supermajority in the November elections. How exactly does this idea become reality?

    This should have been done this years ago, it’s been floated a million times, but Democrats slow walked it like everything else and to all of our demise.

  34. Time to put everything else on the backburner. Appoint, Appoint, Appoint. Now.

  36. How would they ever get the Judges confirmed in this political environment?

  37. They should have already done this! Seriously, when Biden was elected, this was one of the top proposed strategies to limit the damage trump had done to SCOTUS, but it never happened because the Democrats have no spine and it won’t happen now for the same reason.

  41. DEW IT already!

    This is the sort of leadership we need. If Biden isn’t going to make a move because of decorum or some stupid thing, then the rest of them need to be doing *something*.

    I was beginning to think there were no morals on *either* side.

  42. Better late than never, I guess. This should have happened day one of Biden’s presidency. If not then, it should have happened after the Roe debacle. If not then, it should have happened after Chevron… not that they had much time between that and this immunity BS.

  43. What the fuck.

    They should have did this shit when We the People asked for it over a damn year ago. If they have a plan– they are sure tight-lipped about it. I hope the Democrats get tough, because this is some piss poor shit.

  44. Isn’t there 13 district courts anyway? Makes sense for there to be 13 Supreme Court judges, one per district.

  45. Thirteen original colonies, 13 stripes on the flag, 13 federal district courts…we need 13 SCOTUS members with staggered term limits and a strict ethical code of conduct.

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