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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020

    The rules for the voters of the Supreme Court game,, have been pretty clear for 150 years: *9 seats, life tenure *Win presidential elections, you get to make nominations *Win Senate elections, you get to confirm or stop them *Divided government, you fight, maybe you compromise

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      1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020

        Republicans have done nothing to change those rules. Democrats have made the most of them when the rules worked in their favor. Now that they are not, they're threatening to overturn the board. That's how a constitutional democratic republic dies.

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      2. John Ho‏ @jsho12 12 Oct 2020
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        Add more seats when the other side doesn't negotiate in good faith. It's up to Congress to decide the number of SCOTUS seats.

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      3. Justin M Tarquin‏ @JustinTarquin 12 Oct 2020
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        “Doesn’t negotiate in good faith”, what an interesting concept. So the GOP should have added seats after the Democrats spiked Robert Bork in the 80’s? What about when they explicitly attack a nominee on religious grounds? Or treat obvious slanders as plausible?

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      1. TehHammer‏ @SteelSmack 12 Oct 2020
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        This is too hard for libs that think the GOP violated the norms by doing normal things.

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      1. Andrei Crumb‏ @AndreiCrumb 12 Oct 2020
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        I thought the “rule” was that Congress gets to determine the size of the Court?

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      2. John Stodder Jr.‏ @johnstodder 12 Oct 2020
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        What was so magical about 150 years ago that their wisdom compels us not to change the number? Americans want fairness and impartiality. What the GOP has avowedly engineered is radical right-wing dominance. Expanding the Court to balance it will be very popular, sorry.

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      2. Daniel T‏ @DanielTobias_ 12 Oct 2020
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        Republicans set a new precedent in 2016 because they had the power to do so. Republicans reversed that precedent in 2020 because they had the power to do so. If Republicans are not bound by norms or precedent, Democrats are not bound either. Expanding the size of court is legal.

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      3. kc2fargo‏ @kc2fargo 12 Oct 2020
        Replying to @DanielTobias_ @baseballcrank

        Than they should campaign on that openly and let the voters decide. Not dodge the question. I don't think anyone is saying expanding the court is not legal.

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      2. Matt K‏ @MacRiogh 12 Oct 2020
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        CORRECTION AND ADDITION * Hasn't always been 9 seats *correct *Senate considers nominee and votes *correct *If a justice dies within 90 days of election, no appointment until after election

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