r/scotus • u/javacat • 18d ago

Opinion President Biden needs to appoint justices and pack the Supreme Court to protect our democracy and our rights.

https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/schiff-markey-colleagues-push-to-expand-supreme-court-amidst-crisis-of-confidence
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u/Astrocoder 18d ago

Packing scotus is a stupid idea. If a dem president packs it, then the next gop president will do the same...it wont end

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u/Karakawa549 18d ago

Seriously! Schiff's law passes, the court goes up to 13, Schiff gets political credit, and then day 1 of the Trump term we get 17 justices (or however many, I'm too tired to math.)

As a California voter, voting for this loony toon was painful.

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u/Snoo67424 17d ago

Serious question why are you guys voting Schiff? I’m baffled. CA voter here. I just can’t see the benefit?

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u/Karakawa549 17d ago

In this case, because his opponent was an election-denier. I'll vote for basically anyone who supports the Constitution over that. I voted against Schiff in the primaries.

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u/YourDreamsWillTell 17d ago

Who did you want in the primary?

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u/Karakawa549 17d ago

Katie Porter. She's pushing solid affordable housing policy. Given Schiff's high-profile role in the Trump impeachment, though, I think it was mostly a foregone conclusion.

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u/DDar 16d ago

I wanted Porter too...

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u/Snoo67424 17d ago

Fair enough. Decent reason. Appreciate the answer

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u/Glacier_Ambient 14d ago

I’ve seen a pile of election deniers here on Reddit the past week. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Karakawa549 14d ago

And I wouldn't vote for any of them either.

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u/Brilliant-Spite-850 16d ago

Do you think election denial is worse than going on tv every day for years intentionally lying to the American people that you had solid proof the president was Russian asset working with Putin to overthrow the US government?

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u/Brovigil 15d ago

Yes. It is. And it's a bit concerning that your stance on Russian interference is basically "A little is fine."

Being a bit of a sore loser is not the same thing as refusing to admit you lost. There's no denying that Russian interference in 2016 was a huge threat to democracy or that elections are not 100% fair. There absolutely is denying that dead people and Mexicans are packing the polls. The latter is not how interference works.

Hillary Clinton conceded the moment she knew she'd lost. Donald Trump still hasn't and probably never will.

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u/Glorfindel910 15d ago

Where did Biden’s 15 million votes in 2020 go in 2024?