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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:19 AM Monday

The U.S. Supreme Court justices are coming back today for a two-week sitting of oral arguments.

Chris Geidner
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The U.S. Supreme Court justices are coming back today for a two-week sitting of oral arguments. Along with the arguments scheduled for January, the two sittings will include arguments in two cases addressing a key question of this moment: Does Congress really matter any longer?

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Dec 1, 2025, 9:03 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court justices are coming back today for a two-week sitting of oral arguments. Along with the arguments scheduled for January, the two sittings will include arguments in two cases addressing a key question of this moment: Does Congress really matter any longer?

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Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-12-01T14:03:37.725Z
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The U.S. Supreme Court justices are coming back today for a two-week sitting of oral arguments. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP
What havoc from hell BlueKota Monday #1
"Does Congress really matter any longer?" J_William_Ryan Monday #2
Congress could easily show they "matter" Fiendish Thingy Monday #3
What is keeping the republicans from doing that now onenote Monday #4
NOTHING except bluestarone Monday #5
We cannot fail to act out of fear of what republicans might do. Fiendish Thingy Monday #6
One down. SCOTUS is next lame54 Monday #7

J_William_Ryan

(3,218 posts)
2. "Does Congress really matter any longer?"
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:33 AM
Monday

Clearly not.

Having already codified unitary executive dogma, there’s no reason to believe this Court won’t further advance the authority of the Imperial Presidency.

The executive will be above the law, subject to no restrictions or restraints, beyond control of Congress or the courts.

And Congress shares some of the blame, having abandoned its authority to remove presidents via the impeachment process.

Fiendish Thingy

(21,710 posts)
3. Congress could easily show they "matter"
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:35 AM
Monday

There are a number of ways congress can assert its power (impeaching Clarence would be a good start), but the best, and most impactful way would be, once Dems have the trifecta, to expand the court to a minimum of 13 seats (and kill the filibuster to do so).

onenote

(45,903 posts)
4. What is keeping the republicans from doing that now
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 12:51 PM
Monday

And if they try what arguments do we make in opposition that won’t be used against us down the road?

Fiendish Thingy

(21,710 posts)
6. We cannot fail to act out of fear of what republicans might do.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:27 PM
Monday

If republicans expand the court, Dems should expand it again once they are in power.

Expanding the court (and killing the filibuster to do so) under a Dem president is the only way to neutralize the MAGA majority on the court and clear the path to pass legislation restoring democracy and repairing the damage of the Trump era, without the laws being blocked in the senate or overturned by SCOTUS.

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