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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      Reminder: the Constitution does not specify the number of seats on the Supreme Court. This power was left to Congress, which set the Supreme Court's size at one chief justice and five associates in the Judiciary Act of 1789. It was legally changed seven times. (thread)

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    2. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      It underwent five full legal implementations: 1789-1807: six seats 1807-1837: seven seats 1837-1866: ten seats 1866-1867: nine seats 1867-1869: eight seats 1869-present: nine seats

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    3. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      And twice, legislation changed its size but was never implemented for various reasons, notably the Judiciary Act of 1801 (or Midnight Judges Act), which would have reduced its size to five upon the next vacancy but was repealed by the Judiciary Act of 1802.

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    4. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      Another attempt that was never (fully) implemented was the Judicial Circuits Act of 1866, which would have provided the next three justices not be replaced when they retire; however, only two seats were eliminated before the Circuit Judges Act altered the size to nine seats.

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    5. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      Contrary to the perception of many, FDR's oft-cited "court-packing" plan was never ruled unconstitutional, nor was it ever considered by the courts because the legislation never passed Congress. In fact, it didn't even get a clear up-and-down floor vote.

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    6. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      The primary reason behind the defeat of FDR's legislation to expand the size of the court was the general incompetence within the administration, including by FDR himself. A ton of unforced errors tanked the effort.

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    7. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      Democrats need to make it clear that any attempt to fill this vacancy before a new presidential administration and Congress have the authority to consider it will be met with a Democratic Congress expanding the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary at-large.

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    8. Charlotte Clymer  🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @cmclymer 19 Sep 2020

      And if Republicans do move forward in filling this vacancy, mark my words: Biden will handily win the election + Democrats will take back the Senate. We need to wield power and think creatively and stop holding ourselves to unreasonable standards that the GOP openly disregards.

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 19 Sep 2020
      Replying to @cmclymer

      I’m not so sure this is correct. Indeed, a compelling case can be made that this is exactly the sort of thing that could greatly improve Trump’s chances of winning by firing up his base and evangelicals.

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        2. Tim Svarczkopf‏ @plogicalyankee 20 Sep 2020
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          This reasoning is precisely what this thread points out as pathetic. “We need to wield power and think creatively and stop holding ourselves to unreasonable standards that the GOP openly disregards.” We beat them by 3 million votes. Act like it!

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        1. tonycherry77‏ @erictheenemy 21 Sep 2020
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          I'm pretty sure his base and evangelicals were planning to vote for him anyway. They only get one vote; what the hell difference does it make if they're "fired up"? That case is by no means 'compelling'. Actually, it's stupid AF!

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