(September 1, 2021 at 3:49 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(September 1, 2021 at 2:34 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Then the R's will add some when they get back in the position to do so --- pretty soon you will have hundreds on the bench.......
And hey - they still die and retire - so whoever is in office gets to replace them......
Long term - adding members is a very bad idea...
Why would thecre be ‘hundreds on the bench’? You can always cap the number of justices by legislation (you know - like you always have). Simply because one party is in the majority doesn’t mean they’ll have the votes to increase the size of the court.
And I’m not sure it would be a bad idea in the long term. The number of SC justices has been increased more than once, didn’t seem to invite disaster.
Boru
Ok bub... You know not of what you speak.
Cap the number " like we always have"?
There is no limit. The number of justices is not spelled out in the Constitution.
The problem is tit for tat. When the balance of power shifts ( and it always does) the party with power is tempted to change things to favor their party.
If the Dems up the ante to say 12 justices to "balance things out" next time the Pubs are in charge it will be 15. Then 18. Then 24. Ect ect ect.