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Posted on 07/05/2012 10:03:08 AM PDT by privatedrive
The Constitution does not specify the number of justices on the Supreme Court; that decision is left to Congress. I submit that now is the time to increase that number to at least 15. Clearly the current makeup of the SC concentrates too much power to one individual (formerly Kennedy, now Roberts).
In 1861, Congress passed a law fixing the number of SC Justices at 9. The original U.S. Supreme Court had only six Justices; that number has changed several times over the years.
1.Judiciary Act of 1789: Court size 6 2.Judiciary Act of 1801: Court size, 5 3.Repeal Act of 1802: Court size, 6 4.Seventh Circuit Act of 1807: Court size, 7 5.Judiciary Act of 1837: Court size, 9 6.Tenth Circuit Act of 1863: Court size, 10 7.Judicial Circuit Act of 1866: Court size, 7 8.Habeas Corpus Act of 1867: Court size, 8 9.Judiciary Act of 1869: Court size, 9
I believe that now is a good time to increase the number, and thereby reduce the chances of one justice deciding the interpretation of law based on outside influences.
I totally disagree with this if Obama has anything to do with appointing them.
That you Mr.Roosevelt? Thought you was dead.
effective 1/20/13
>>Time to Increase Number of Supreme Court Justices<<
That’s a dandy idea. Can this really happen? If so, I’ll be writing my reps and senator.
GOOD! THATS BRILLIANT!! Letsdo it right now like You suggest so that Obama gets to appoint 6 more Terrorists to the Bench before he leaves! BRILLIANT!!
"I like your idea!
FGS! Has FR been taken over by infants?
Privatedrive, Google “Court Packing” after you get your beeber out of the shower.
Why, pray tell, do You think 1/20/13 will be any different than 1/19/13??? With all the so called Conservative here saying they will NOT VOTE for ROMNEY and will merely vote the rest of the ticket, sounds like we are punching the ticket for four more years of the OBAMANATION and his band of Terrorists!
Totally disagree. If you add more justices, they’ll just vote based on coalitions. The outcomes will be the same.
There are already too many idiots on the public dole writing irrelevant side opinions.
Well obviously it wouldn’t take effect until after the election.
As of today, we’re screwed. We now have 5 progressive liberals (the most powerful of whom is a traitor), and they are WRITING law to suit their ideology. I’m looking for some way out of this Hell.
Or perhaps you prefer the status quo?
You get out of it, by electing conservatives that appoint conservative Judges.
Infants will be those who are whining when their first and second amendment rights are gone. Monny! They took my thingies! Enjoy the company.
Judging by the historical record, apparently that’s very hard to do.
WOW! Sounds to me we have a New Deal Progressive here trying to overturn any chance of ever blocking the Progressives, Communists and others Hell bent on destroying America!
No, it is time to abolish the SCOTUS.
They have failed in their duty to protect the constitution, and rewarding them by increasing the number of justices is STUPID.
If they refuse to do their duty, then their is no reason for it to exist, beyond that, I will never obey anything it decides again, so what really is the point of it existing?
We don’t need for justices. We need a super-majority of strict constructionists. I would say 7 would be the minimum — or even 8. That way when one or two go wobbly, the whole nation doesn’t have to pay the price. No More John Roberts! No More Souters!
We don’t need MORE justices. We need a super-majority of strict constructionists. I would say 7 would be the minimum — or even 8. That way when one or two go wobbly, the whole nation doesn’t have to pay the price. No More John Roberts! No More Souters!
No!
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