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New Seth Meyers Video: The GOP's Corrupt Bargain With "Reckless" and "Erratic" Trump

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sagehen9/07/2018 3:56:07 am PDT

re: #201 steve_davis

if trump is impeached based on elements of collusion with the Russian government, first Pence will be asked to resign as having been either a willing dupe or an unwitting dullard, and then a quiet word will be had with Gorsuch and Kavanaugh suggesting that they either resign as honorable men, or be tainted for the rest of their careers, with Democrats packing the court at the first opportunity.

FDR tried to pack the court.

He had overwhelming majorities in both houses of congress, but the Supreme Court overturned one after another after another of the laws that he’d gotten passed by that overwhelming majority. The appellate justices and Supremes were mostly people who’d been put there by Coolidge and Hoover, and they didn’t like what the 3/4 D congress had done.

FDR found this so frustrating he considered expanding the court, to get a majority by putting his choices in the new seats. Even his own supporters couldn’t support this idea. His overwhelming majority in congress became, almost overnight, a much narrower majority. And that’s without a Fox or Sinclair or right-wing talk radio. Packing the court isn’t a realistic option.

If the Sarandon/Sanders revolution were to happen and D’s, even far-left D’s, were to fill Congress and the White House for the next 20 years, the Trump-appointed Federalist-approved judges will strike down one after another after another of whatever policies they pass. The only limiting factor on how much they will obstruct, is that the Supremes only have enough time to take on X number of cases per year.