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Patt's avatar

I hope there are some spines out there. The Six are out of step with American public opinion and the law. Find me where it is in the Constitution that a president has immunity from criminal acts?

Sarah McKee's avatar

Thank you, Noah! Yes, we need a SCOTUS of at least 13 Justices, or even more.

And a couple or more (depending on the evidence) impeachments, too.

Maier Amsden's avatar

I’d settle for a couple of impeachments.

Lucius's avatar

Por que no los dos?

May Kergen's avatar

The Bulwark just reported that Trump's attacks on birthright citizenship have pushed more Republicans into believing the constitution is unconstitutional. Dems have time to increase support for court packing if they just talk about it enough! Have they never heard the elementary rule that repetition is key?

Usvaldo de Leon's avatar

"the Christofascist court...will...subjugate and/or kill us all." - what the hell are you talking about? More saliently to your question, why won't they say that they will expand the court: 46% are in favor of expanding the court as you noted, and only 3% of people think that is the most important issue facing the country. 1 in 4 (28%) meanwhile are very concerned about the economy. https://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx

Yesterday you attacked a cartoon octopus on strict, narrow, academic grounds as a tropey, white centered melodrama, and then the next day unleash a fact-free hysterical attack rooted in appeal to emotion. It's inducing whiplash.

Noah Berlatsky's avatar

it’s not a cartoon; it’s a novel. don’t let your emotions lead you to hyperbole.

the SC has already made women and Black people second class citizens by denying bodily autonomy to the first and voting rights to the second. they will go further if allowed. if you are not among those they have subjugated yet, that’s great. but they’ll get there.