14. The subsequent rounds of expanding & contracting the Court (up to 10 in 1863, then seats eliminated so Andrew Johnson couldn't name any Justices, then back to 9 for good in 1869) were all part of the Civil War & Reconstruction, to wrest the Court away from the Dred Scott era.
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25. Direct political meddling was, of course, one of the causes of Dred Scott (Buchanan conspired behind the scenes with Taney), corrupting Alexander Hamilton's vision of judicial independence secured by knowing politicians couldn't just change the courts at will:pic.twitter.com/cf6hAaiT8n
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26. Simplest explanation for the Democrats' effort to change the meaning of the term "Court-packing" away from its historically bipartisan commonly-understood meaning: they wish to disarm the opponents of actual Court-packing of the language in which to express the concept.pic.twitter.com/1vj68wmxpX
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27. You know who sees Court-packing for what it is - the quickest way to destroy the Court as the guardian of the rule of law in America? Ruth Bader Ginsburg. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/24/744633713/justice-ginsburg-i-am-very-much-alive?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …pic.twitter.com/fl6nf2A4qa
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Not forever because only one side can say the two magic words: Merrick Garland. Plus we seriously have to consider the possibility of Trump or Senate Rs being compromised by foreign powers
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This reminds me of that time we said "Hey maybe don't elect a half insane conman game-show host to be president" and then conservatives went and did it anyway. Why should anyone ever listen to conservatives about anything ever again?
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You're wearing blinders. McConnell already destroyed it
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They are really guaranteeing massive conservative turnout! Keep up the rhetoric Dems.
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"Independent of political control"? "A switch in time saves nine" called.
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The 2000 election happened and says you are very wrong
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"Precisely! The Court as it has existed for 150 years, independent of political control" If you believe that, I've got a Great Wall I'd like to sell you just north of Beijing.
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