• Sybil@lemmy.world
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    of 100 candidates having to go through all the consent hearings, I think they would come to an agreement about a few

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      8 months ago

      Why would they come to an agreement on any of them? What would compel Sinema and Manchin to agree to expand the court by a single justice? And if not them, name the two Republicans who would please.

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        8 months ago

        imagine the immense opportunity. I don’t know how they wouldn’t all think about the power being given to them. the pool of candidates. the legacy. but Biden won’t even nominate 2 more because he doesn’t actually care.

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          In other words, you can’t give a reason for Sinema and Manchin to support Biden if he did this or name two Republicans.

          Because as far as I can tell, the ‘immense opportunity’ would also be there to say no to every single judge and not allow Biden to increase the size of the Supreme Court. Which they would totally do since even plenty of Democrats would be against it.

          Why you think this is a politically winning issue I don’t know. If it were, it would have been done already by other presidents. Do you think Clinton would have had a court with Thomas, Scalia and all the other Republican appointees? Do you think Clinton would have dealt with Rehnquist as chief justice if he didn’t have to?

          Even FDR had the Supreme Court working against him. Why didn’t he expand the court so all of his New Deal programs would pass? Do you think maybe it’s because it is not something the Senate would ever agree to or do you think FDR was just less popular than Biden?