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    Ari Melber‏Verified account @AriMelber 20 Sep 2020

    As a historical fact, it's worth noting: Sen. McConnell changed the number of working justices on The Supreme Court from 9 to 8, for well over a year.

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      2. Ari Melber‏Verified account @AriMelber 20 Sep 2020

        Justice Scalia died in Feb. 2016, but the GOP Senate did not allow for any vote on the first nominee to replace him, ever - and provided for a vote on the second nominee to replace him in April 2017.

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      3. Ari Melber‏Verified account @AriMelber 20 Sep 2020

        1. Congress may "permanently "change the size of the court by law - (until law is amended) 2. The Senate has the ability to temporarily change the size of the Court, by blocking new members. 3. McConnell already did that, make him the 'first mover' on altering the Court's size.

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      4. Ari Melber‏Verified account @AriMelber 20 Sep 2020

        Congress has also used the law to temporarily change the Court's size to constrain what it viewed as an illegitimate, reckless President -- changing the Court's size by two, to thwart Andrew Johnson.

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      5. Ari Melber‏Verified account @AriMelber 20 Sep 2020

        Legislative history does not automatically "resolve" what the right approach may be, of course. Precedent simply shows what's been done before - and reinforces how McConnell was the first to escalate the "constitutional hardball," and change the functional size of the Court.

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      2. Dawn‏ @AlternativeDon 20 Sep 2020
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        I remember that originally there were 13, one for each district. But 15 will do.

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      1. christie moore‏ @christie40 20 Sep 2020
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        True Story!!

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      2. The Catstitution‏ @thecatstitution 20 Sep 2020
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        Also fact: the Constitution itself has no opinion on how many Justices there have to be.

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      3. Renaldo ☀️‏ @TucsonSky1 20 Sep 2020
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        But do they have office space for more🤣?

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