Court packing was rejected when FDR proposed it to a Congress that did anything he wanted, but these Leftists think they will have better luck. Yeah, sure.
FDR backed down because his own party wasn’t behind it and a Justice sold out, kicked the Constitution to the curb, and with the so-called “progressives” on the Court lawlessly gave FDR what he wanted.
Congress was a totally different beast when FDR tried to pack the Court. If Dems get enough seats + POTUS this WILL happen. Bank on it.
I hope you are right. I don't think there are many Dems like Pettengill (see post #1) in congress today.
"...Most Republicans and many Democrats in Congress opposed the so-called “court-packing” plan.
"In April, however, before the bill came to a vote in Congress, two Supreme Court justices came over to the liberal side and by a narrow majority upheld as constitutional the National Labor Relations Act and the Social Security Act. The majority opinion acknowledged that the national economy had grown to such a degree that federal regulation and control was now warranted. Roosevelt’s reorganization plan was thus unnecessary, and in July the Senate struck it down by a vote of 70 to 22. ...
Even FDR’s VP was against his packing.
Most certainly, that would not be the case, should the ‘Rats get back POTUS and Sinate at the same time.
And FDR tried to do it anyway. Little prick is the start of most of the crap we deal with today.