Is court packing/stacking in the US somehow defined strictly and narrowly in terms of FDRs attempt to *expand* scotus? Genuinely confused by how this rhetorical sleight of hand was pulled off whereby present GOP shenanigans somehow turn into future dem threats. twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/st
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It's almost exclusively discussed in relation to Roosevelt, probably because of the recency and extent of the plan. But it was done several times in the 19c, including by Lincoln. As with the filibuster, it only recently became obviously horrifying and partisan.
Historically, expansion was the main concern, because appointments weren't nearly so controversial until recently, when the court has become the focus of so much attention and politicization. The debate is pretty meaningless without addressing the underlying dysfunction.
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