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Fiendish Thingy

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54. So, everyone should wait 10 years rather than 2 to have their rights restored?

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:51 PM

18 hrs ago

And that’s maybe in 10 years, if Dems have the trifecta when any of them resigns or dies.

Or the filibuster can die, the court can be expanded and we can have a new liberal majority by summer 2029.

All of which is perfectly legal.

You’re in the minority here with your high threshold of tolerance for lost rights.

Must be nice to be someone unaffected by extremist rulings of this corrupt court.

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Court expansion - yea or nay? [View all] Fiendish Thingy Tuesday OP

This message was self-deleted by its author hedda_foil Tuesday #1

Good riddance Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #2

False MichMan Tuesday #4

This misses the point Bluetus Tuesday #3

That's still of form of expansion Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #5

Absolutely. Numbers like 9, 12, even 15 are just absurd Bluetus Tuesday #6

Why kill the filibuster? I favor expansion, but wnylib Yesterday #24

The filibuster is an archaic, Jim Crow era tool of obstruction and obfuscation Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #29

You describe the current use of the filibuster, which wnylib Yesterday #34

In either form, it is a tool of obstruction. Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #36

would be nice but that is even less likely to happen-- but certainly push the idea to move the Overton Window LymphocyteLover Tuesday #10

Exactly. We need to put bold, challening ideas forward Bluetus Tuesday #11

The people we put on won't be corrupt but the other side won't view it that way. A non-partisan solution would be good. LymphocyteLover Tuesday #12

When anybody sits on the court for decades with this kind of power Bluetus Tuesday #17

I can't argue with that LymphocyteLover Tuesday #18

I agree that we need people who are knowledgeable wnylib Yesterday #27

How many circuit districts are there? orthoclad Tuesday #7

There are 13 districts currently Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #13

That's why I say expand first. orthoclad Tuesday #15

R probably agree RoseTrellis Tuesday #20

We had the opportunity and bungled it orthoclad Tuesday #21

I believe in the "Other Shoe Intellectual Honesty Test" WarGamer Tuesday #8

You appear to have forgotten about McConnel's obstruction of Obama's nominees Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #14

The whole concept is absurd. We should be pushing for fundamental reforms. Bluetus Tuesday #16

What a ludicrous comment. BannonsLiver 20 hrs ago #48

lol... WarGamer 16 hrs ago #56

If we want to save America, we must EnergizedLib Tuesday #9

Expand or die. GoodRaisin Tuesday #19

Neither will happen in my lifetime MerryBlooms Tuesday #22

The widespread suffering you describe is why Dems are going to win the midterms Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #23

Not While There Is a Republican President and Senate Majority! MineralMan Yesterday #25

A Democrat in the Presidency can fire almost every Trump appointment and fire off a thousand new executive orders. RoeVWade Yesterday #26

A purge will be necessary in 2029 Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #30

Plan C: no_hypocrisy Yesterday #28

You think Dems will ever get 67 seats in the senate? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #32

Expansion is a band-aid. Term limits are the real solution. tinrobot Yesterday #31

Term limits requires an amendment to the constitution Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #33

Never said it would be easy, but limits are the best solution. tinrobot 21 hrs ago #45

Expanding the court is mandatory! the_liberal_grandpa Yesterday #35

Doomed how? Boo1 18 hrs ago #52

I never get excited about Supreme Court decisions PCB66 Yesterday #37

Maybe you're getting cynical Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #38

I'm talking about 60 years PCB66 18 hrs ago #50

Yup, that's cynicism Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #53

It is not going to happen bob4460 21 hrs ago #39

Only a simple majority is required Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #40

We need term limits. Initech 21 hrs ago #41

Term limits requires an amendment to the constitution Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #42

We need term limits and we need to ban outside influence from groups like the Heritage Foundation. Initech 21 hrs ago #43

Expansion must come first Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #46

Of course the first step *HAS* to be undoing the MAGA majority. Initech 20 hrs ago #49

Idk Boo1 21 hrs ago #44

If republicans expanded the court now, we would only have to wait 2 years for our chance to do the same Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #47

The US House Boo1 18 hrs ago #51

So, everyone should wait 10 years rather than 2 to have their rights restored? Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #54

It must be done EnergizedLib 18 hrs ago #55