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In reply to the discussion: Should the Dems expand the SCOTUS to 13 justices [View all]standingtall
(3,171 posts)and even the right for people to have representation. What's least controversial should not be a concern for us. We should also weaponize the Supreme Court to restore and protect peoples rights. Neither should we worry about protecting the institution of the Supreme Court, because it's already rotten to the core. Adding just 4 seats only gives us a 1 seat majority and there is no guarantee all 4 of them will vote to restore Roe V Wade, repeal citizen united or vote to stop taking us back to the Jim Crow era and many other things. Adding significantly more seats would give us a cushion to get people their rights back quickly instead of having to possibly have to wait another 100 or even 200 years. People rights are more important then having a neat looking procedure. Besides if the people could have a constitutional amendment limiting the number of Justices then they could get one adding term limits to Supreme Court Justices too.