Will the next GOP Congress try to reduce the Supreme Court to

[CK_John]

five members, in order to bypass Hillary.

IMO, its possible and of course we will have the group who thinks nothing ever gets changed.

[Gman]

1. They will run into the same brick wall FDR ran into.

[CK_John]

2. FDR wanted to add members. It's harder to add than take away members.

[Gman]

5. Just as adamantly we are against reducing the number

The GOP was opposed to adding.

[Gman]

6. And probably the most that can be said of this is

It has no chance and somebody got to write some content.

[Hortensis]

3. Interesting thought. Certainly it seems reasonable that desperation

might well cause the GOP to try even extreme measures such as this.

(Yes, those people who love to whine that nothing ever changes are doomed to always be wrong, including their peculiar but seemingly unkillable delusion that all change is in our control.)

No matter what happens on Nov. 8, though, the makeup of Congress will have changed--somewhat, and of the GOP, and therefore to at least some degree its dynamics. Yet more of the dwindling tea party class of 2010 are leaving congress this year, didn't even run for reelection. Out of the 87 2010 TPers, over a third will be gone in 2017--NOT counting any who lose reelection.

We can also be sure that, if the GOP doesn't finally crash -- and even if it were to somehow able to hang onto a majority in the Senate -- conservatives will be extremely angry and unhappy with their party and its factions will still be engaged in civil war against each other, and that includes the so-called "indies."

Just can't begin to guess how this will work out. Just hope we succeed in simplifying matters greatly for them on November 8.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. They will nominate an autonomous car to fill the vacancies.

IMO, its possible and of course we will have the group who burps strawberry scented bubbles.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. What's likely to happen IMHO

is that they will immediately declare Clinton a "lame duck" and demand that "the next President" should get to appoint a nominee to fill the vacancy- if they hold on to the Senate. I wish that I could be more hopeful that this wouldn't happen but.........

[CK_John]

8. NH is the only possible Senate pickup, IMO. They will propose a law to

to reduce the SC to 5 members by attrition, just don't fill open slots.

No problem, move on.

[tritsofme]

10. If they hold the Senate, I doubt they would blockade as they have this year

The practical affect would be no different, but they would likely hold hearings and a vote on Clinton nominees, even if the process was designed to fail, and proclaim that they will only confirm a Scalia clone.

Luckily, their chances at keeping the Senate is very slim!

[Coyotl]

11. The "GOP" will be lucky if there ever is another Republican Congress.

They are going down in a blue wave on Taco Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.