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thenewrepublic on
>Wyden’s bill would expand the court from nine justices to 15 over 12 years, and require two-thirds of the Supreme Court and federal circuit courts of appeals to overturn any law passed by Congress. The bill would require the Senate to automatically schedule a vote on nominees to the high court if they are held up in committee for more than 180 days.
doctor_lobo on
Have fun storming the castle!
stonedhillbillyXX on
13 seats
Rotated quarterly, randomly, from the appellate courts of each jurisdiction
AngusMcTibbins on
We can make it happen with a blue wave. Vote, my friends
Going to be widely supported after McConnel stealing a seat, and then rushing through a justice even closer to an election too. That act by McConnel is also going to lead to a majority of probably two generations voting against republicans every chance they get for the rest of their lives.
LevitationalPush on
wouldn’t this just be struck down as unconstitutional by SCOTUS?
CMGChamp4 on
Finally some sanity to the US justice system. I’m not sure I like the 2/3 vote Idea….but if it only applies to federal laws, then I’m okay with it.
foffl on
This is one of the biggest reasons we need the Dems to get full control. Abolish the filibuster for Supreme Court reform and abortion rights and filibuster reform itself. We shouldn’t allow one person to hold up government just because they happen to be in the minority on important issues.
The_Jolly_Dog on
Woah a bill that benefits the American people but directly restricts the court’s ability to be bought?Â
Well that’s going nowhereÂ
Spotted_Howl on
Give them 20 year terms and then send them back to lower appellate courts. In addition to any other reforms.
Class_of_22 on
Thank fucking god for this bill.
To some extent, if it were a democrat, it would balance out the conservatives and provide more checks and balances.
robot_jeans on
Great plan and this is why they’ll steal the election for Trump.
insaneplane on
I would go further. Let’s have forty or fifty justices, then select nine of them at random for each case. Retirement (with pay of course) after max 18 years of service or reaching 65, whichever comes first.
rgc6075k on
It is about damn time somebody suggested a solution to the most crooked branch of the US government. The suggestion in the link is pretty detailed. I really like all of the disclosure requirements. I wonder if combining the disclosure requirements with some form of retention vote by the citizens with every Presidential election might work. Maybe make some portion of the bench face a retention vote. Don’t want to loose them all at once but, what if a scheme could be found to make each Justice subject to a possible rejection vote by the public the court serves. Terrible idea huh, a Supreme Court that is required to serve the public rather than their own personal interests and pocket books.
Keunster on
Wont happen
Huckleberry-V on
I approve of people actually providing legislative solutions however doomed this might seem. There are tools to change this in the constitution, politicians are just happy with the status quo. But by getting these things in public discourse we increase awareness and put more pressure on them to acknowledge that they can change it.
morbob on
God knows, We Need This
TAC1313 on
Why does it have to take 12 years?
SpangleDam2 on
Time to make the revisionist 6 Republican “Justices” irevalent and impotent. Grow the Supreme court with enough new Justices who are going to actually follow our Constitution and not the Bible. Time to indict Thomas and Alito for their grifting fraud and time to indict Ginny Thomas for her role in the insurrection on January 6.
Seeksp on
Until SCOTUS declares the law unconstitutional.
DatabaseFickle9306 on
Good
KarateEnjoyer303 on
Republicans will never go for it. No way we fix the corrupted courts without a massive Blue Wave.
Subjunct on
Good.
Simpletruth2022 on
I think we need to fix the ethics problem before we expand. It’s the only branch of government without a check.
CrawlerSiegfriend on
I don’t get it. The bill is doomed for failure. Why is the media trying to convince people that there is even a remote possibility that this will go anywhere. Why are people commenting here acting like this has any chance of passing.
AbacusWizard on
>Court proceedings would also be affected, with a two-thirds majority of the court having the ability to force a fellow justice to recuse themselves from a case.
I’m a little dubious about this one. Forcing an unwilling recusal is certainly important in some cases but I think it ought to be done by an external ethics organization, not by the court itself. The events of recent years have demonstrated quite clearly that we cannot trust the (current) court to self-police.
AbacusWizard on
>Anyone nominated to the court would have to disclose three years of tax returns.
I’d go even further than that. Supreme Court justices should be required to take vows of poverty.
ssbm_rando on
The supreme court will just declare the bill unconstitutional unless it’s made into an amendment though. They won’t have any legal basis for it, but they’ll do it.
Don_Pickleball on
I imagine Sweeping BIll as a magical custodian that shows up when our country needs him most. I suspect he has a bushy moustache as well.
DudeTookMyUser on
This is good but one important thing is missing…
The selection process itself should be modified. Something along the lines of a committee made up of sitting judges, bar associations, public representation, and a few others. This committee would be responsible for selecting and putting forward a list of candidates to the President for consideration. The President would then choose from this list (followed by Senate confirmations).
You still end up with candidates from various political spectrums so the sitting President can still lean towards a preference, but at least you ensure that the candidates being put forward are somewhat qualified and respected, and don’t include a bunch of quacks.
I call this the Aileen Cannon Protection clause.
Ronaldis on
These are good proposals. I’m sure some tweaking will happen here and there but it’s a good start. The Supreme Court really needs help and saving from its disastrous rulings wreaking havoc on the circuit and appellate levels.
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>Wyden’s bill would expand the court from nine justices to 15 over 12 years, and require two-thirds of the Supreme Court and federal circuit courts of appeals to overturn any law passed by Congress. The bill would require the Senate to automatically schedule a vote on nominees to the high court if they are held up in committee for more than 180 days.
Have fun storming the castle!
13 seats
Rotated quarterly, randomly, from the appellate courts of each jurisdiction
We can make it happen with a blue wave. Vote, my friends
[https://democrats.org/](https://democrats.org/)
Going to be widely supported after McConnel stealing a seat, and then rushing through a justice even closer to an election too. That act by McConnel is also going to lead to a majority of probably two generations voting against republicans every chance they get for the rest of their lives.
wouldn’t this just be struck down as unconstitutional by SCOTUS?
Finally some sanity to the US justice system. I’m not sure I like the 2/3 vote Idea….but if it only applies to federal laws, then I’m okay with it.
This is one of the biggest reasons we need the Dems to get full control. Abolish the filibuster for Supreme Court reform and abortion rights and filibuster reform itself. We shouldn’t allow one person to hold up government just because they happen to be in the minority on important issues.
Woah a bill that benefits the American people but directly restricts the court’s ability to be bought?Â
Well that’s going nowhereÂ
Give them 20 year terms and then send them back to lower appellate courts. In addition to any other reforms.
Thank fucking god for this bill.
To some extent, if it were a democrat, it would balance out the conservatives and provide more checks and balances.
Great plan and this is why they’ll steal the election for Trump.
I would go further. Let’s have forty or fifty justices, then select nine of them at random for each case. Retirement (with pay of course) after max 18 years of service or reaching 65, whichever comes first.
It is about damn time somebody suggested a solution to the most crooked branch of the US government. The suggestion in the link is pretty detailed. I really like all of the disclosure requirements. I wonder if combining the disclosure requirements with some form of retention vote by the citizens with every Presidential election might work. Maybe make some portion of the bench face a retention vote. Don’t want to loose them all at once but, what if a scheme could be found to make each Justice subject to a possible rejection vote by the public the court serves. Terrible idea huh, a Supreme Court that is required to serve the public rather than their own personal interests and pocket books.
Wont happen
I approve of people actually providing legislative solutions however doomed this might seem. There are tools to change this in the constitution, politicians are just happy with the status quo. But by getting these things in public discourse we increase awareness and put more pressure on them to acknowledge that they can change it.
God knows, We Need This
Why does it have to take 12 years?
Time to make the revisionist 6 Republican “Justices” irevalent and impotent. Grow the Supreme court with enough new Justices who are going to actually follow our Constitution and not the Bible. Time to indict Thomas and Alito for their grifting fraud and time to indict Ginny Thomas for her role in the insurrection on January 6.
Until SCOTUS declares the law unconstitutional.
Good
Republicans will never go for it. No way we fix the corrupted courts without a massive Blue Wave.
Good.
I think we need to fix the ethics problem before we expand. It’s the only branch of government without a check.
I don’t get it. The bill is doomed for failure. Why is the media trying to convince people that there is even a remote possibility that this will go anywhere. Why are people commenting here acting like this has any chance of passing.
>Court proceedings would also be affected, with a two-thirds majority of the court having the ability to force a fellow justice to recuse themselves from a case.
I’m a little dubious about this one. Forcing an unwilling recusal is certainly important in some cases but I think it ought to be done by an external ethics organization, not by the court itself. The events of recent years have demonstrated quite clearly that we cannot trust the (current) court to self-police.
>Anyone nominated to the court would have to disclose three years of tax returns.
I’d go even further than that. Supreme Court justices should be required to take vows of poverty.
The supreme court will just declare the bill unconstitutional unless it’s made into an amendment though. They won’t have any legal basis for it, but they’ll do it.
I imagine Sweeping BIll as a magical custodian that shows up when our country needs him most. I suspect he has a bushy moustache as well.
This is good but one important thing is missing…
The selection process itself should be modified. Something along the lines of a committee made up of sitting judges, bar associations, public representation, and a few others. This committee would be responsible for selecting and putting forward a list of candidates to the President for consideration. The President would then choose from this list (followed by Senate confirmations).
You still end up with candidates from various political spectrums so the sitting President can still lean towards a preference, but at least you ensure that the candidates being put forward are somewhat qualified and respected, and don’t include a bunch of quacks.
I call this the Aileen Cannon Protection clause.
These are good proposals. I’m sure some tweaking will happen here and there but it’s a good start. The Supreme Court really needs help and saving from its disastrous rulings wreaking havoc on the circuit and appellate levels.
Do It!!!