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nwienert
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died
So would you be ok if Republicans won this election and then packed the Supreme Court?
Hnrobert42
on Sept 19, 2020
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No. I would not be happy about it. But I fully expect them to do it. There are no longer norms. Screw the country. It is every man for himself.
jki275
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The republicans had the opportunity to do it, and haven’t...
platyp
on Sept 19, 2020
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Why would they need to pack the court? They already have a political majority, do they not? No need to break a norm when it confers no additional benefits (as the breaking of the previous norms did).
nwienert
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They didn’t have majority until recently, and according to Vox and many left leaning sites, they’ve voted quite liberally since.
Further, there’s this:
https://thehill.com/regulation/454463-ginsburg-dismisses-cou...
jki275
on Sept 20, 2020
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The Republicans don't generally vote as a bloc on most things. And many of them hate the President as much as the Democrats do.
nwienert
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For the record I was refuting the person above me. I don’t think they’d pack the court.
jki275
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I don't think either side would actually do it. It's a political talking point, but it's just a bridge too far.
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