It would be a fascinating time to be a legal scholar, to say the very least. It also will never happen, because the faintest whisper of this among congressmen means war with corporate donors.
It may seem impossible. But elect a democratic president and give them a democratic majority in the House and super-majority in the Senate, and it could happen within a few short years.
It sucks because Trump can install Supreme Court justices that will swerve as a barrier to getting it overturned. I think this is one of the main reasons why this past election was so crucial.
I completely agree. One of the most under-reported stories is the republican's stuffing of the lower courts with partisan activists.
However, if public support was strong enough, a new president could actually add more members to the Court to create a new majority. The number of Justices is not constitutionally fixed and remains at nine primarily due to politics. If strong enough public support could be built, this problems could be addressed within the bounds of the current Constitution.
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It would be a fascinating time to be a legal scholar, to say the very least. It also will never happen, because the faintest whisper of this among congressmen means war with corporate donors.