The far right wing extremists are going to hammer Biden/Harris on SCOTUS expansion.

[OrlandoDem2]

I watched Faux today and they kept hammering Biden’s response about “court packing”. Biden/Harris need to have a good response. Declaring he won’t expand the SCOTUS may depress the left. Saying he will may hurt a bit with moderates.

What’s the calculus here, learned DUers?

[David__77]

1. I see no point in committing one way or the other.

No reason to do so at all. There's plenty of time to determine that, and it in part is determined on what occurs.

[Loki Liesmith]

2. "I'm not going to unilaterally disarm"

[LakeArenal]

3. This just happened. No knee jerk decisions please.

The SC has had varied number of justices. He can do it. But hold that card.

[Boogiemack]

15. Other courts should not be off limits. We need about 100 more. nt

[Le Roi de Pot]

4. Right now ...this is a real bargaining chip for delaying confirmation ..

Why throw it away..


You just need 4 senators to agree to delaying after confirmation ..with a guarantee that we won't expand court.

[onecaliberal]

5. Everything IS on the table. If they put the unqualified judge in the bench we pack the court.

Period

[Mike Niendorff]

10. The Court is lready packed

That was the whole point of the Merrick Garland theft.

We're going to EXPAND and UNPACK it, to correct for Mitch McConnell's corruption of the process.



MDN

[onecaliberal]

11. I'm 1 million percent for it.

[Mike Niendorff]

17. Totally there with you.

Just a comment that the word "pack" is a bad choice, because that's not what's happening here.

We need to be careful with our language, because it will 100% be used against us if we give the opposition an opening.


MDN

[ZZenith]

6. "All options are on the table." That's all that needs to be said.

You got the knife, I got the gun
Come on boy we're gonna have a little fun...

- Hoyt Aston

[C_U_L8R]

7. They are desperate for an issue.

Polls and demographics show them disappearing into irrelevance.

[Bev54]

8. Who the hell cares what they say!

[Buckeyeblue]

9. 9 justices is no longer the right number...and hasn't been for years

I think now is as good a time as any to start the expansion. Let's go to 21 or 27. I like the idea of a phased in approach. Each presidential term gets 4 selections (and replacements) until we get to the determined number.

[Mr. Ected]

12. It's a Trap!

We have no reason to show our cards at this juncture.

[Thekaspervote]

13. Exactly!

[RGTIndy]

14. There are no persuadable voters watching Fox News

That issue isn't changing a single vote.

[MaryMagdaline]

16. He's right not to commit one way or another

[PlanetBev]

18. I'm tired of worrying about what those assholes think

They don’t give a rip about our feelings so why the hell should we care about theirs?

[uriel1972]

20. they care about our feelings

the sadists enjoy hurting us.

[Demsrule86]

19. I doubt it will hurt...everyone knows we can't save health care without changing the courts...

The Pugs are doing this to themselves.

[Wounded Bear]

21. Biden should just say "It's not up to me. It's up to Congress to do that."

and ignore any follow-ups about whether he would veto it.

It's what Repubs would do.

[Kaleva]

22. Do moderates and the left care what Faux says? If not, the question then becomes moot.

Fox has been negative on Biden for some time now yet he leads in the polls.

[Politicub]

23. Let the people vote

This is a matter for congress to work through and then send a bill to Joe to expand the court, if that’s how things go.

This will become an issue that will eclipse all others and involves a large cast of characters, so it’s understandable that Biden isn’t pinning himself down.

I trust Biden’s political instincts more than most opinions. I could give a damn about depressing the left; that kind of language plays into how the GOP wants our coalition framed, anyway.

[Sparkly]

24. I agree with you.

I think Biden is smart to respond the way he is. Don't take the bait, this isn't the time for that discussion, we are in the middle of an election, let the people speak.

[JI7]

25. It's a non issue

[LuckyCharms]

26. He should maintain his refusal to answer.

It is a firecracker of a subject, and it depends on the exact circumstances this country is facing when VP Biden is sworn in.

[Iggo]

27. LOL. So?

[Initech]

28. They can't get to SCOTUS without going through the lower courts first.

I'd much rather the Dems concentrate on filling as many judicial nominees as possible, then that should buy enough time to get a justice or two.