Unpacking

[George K]

[Copper]

Brilliant

[Mik]

AAAAhaahahHAAAHAHAAAHA!

[George K]

@Mik but it raises an interesting question that I'm too lazy to look up. Who decides the size of the Supreme Court?

Congress?

POTUS?

FDR tried it but was shut down by the Democrats, fearing backlash. Could Trump or Harris Biden do it?

[Mik]

I really don't know, just know that it is not specified in the Constitution. I tend to think that packing the court would be one more indication that the Dems care about nothing but power and fighting conservatives.

[Jolly]

Maybe.

Schumer and Pelosi have hinted at packing the court, with fifteen justices being the number most often given.

Maybe if Trump wins, he can take them up on it...

[Mik]

I wonder what would have to happen. It obviously cannot be by executive order.

[George K]

@Mik said in Unpacking:

I wonder what would have to happen. It obviously cannot be by executive order.

The Constitution says nothing about how many justices there must be on the Supreme Court, and over time, the number has fluctuated. The court started out with six justices, expanded to seven and has gone as high as 10. Congress set the Supreme Court to be nine justices in 1869, but if a president and Congress agree, they could change the law to expand the court or shrink it.

[Mik]

I looked that up. I find it unlikely either party will hold all three houses in the near future.