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Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by Robotbeat on Friday September 18, 2020 @09:36PM (#24524026)
So if norms don't matter (as you, McConnel, and Trump seem to argue), the Democrats ought to pack the court, no?
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by caseysoftware on Friday September 18, 2020 @09:54PM (#24524158)
"the senate has historically" means that is literally the "norms"

There are lots of things to argue but that isn't one of them.

Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by nwienert on Friday September 18, 2020 @09:53PM (#24524153)
So would you be ok if Republicans won this election and then packed the Supreme Court?
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by Hnrobert42 on Friday September 18, 2020 @10:28PM (#24524370)
No. I would not be happy about it. But I fully expect them to do it. There are no longer norms. Screw the country. It is every man for himself.
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by jki275 on Saturday September 19, 2020 @05:01PM (#24530285)
The republicans had the opportunity to do it, and haven’t...
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by platyp on Saturday September 19, 2020 @05:41PM (#24530500)
Why would they need to pack the court? They already have a political majority, do they not? No need to break a norm when it confers no additional benefits (as the breaking of the previous norms did).
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by nwienert on Saturday September 19, 2020 @07:48PM (#24531039)
They didn’t have majority until recently, and according to Vox and many left leaning sites, they’ve voted quite liberally since.

Further, there’s this: https://thehill.com/regulation/454463-ginsburg-dismisses-cou...

Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by jki275 on Saturday September 19, 2020 @08:47PM (#24531240)
The Republicans don't generally vote as a bloc on most things. And many of them hate the President as much as the Democrats do.
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by nwienert on Sunday September 20, 2020 @11:50AM (#24534665)
For the record I was refuting the person above me. I don’t think they’d pack the court.
Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by jki275 on Sunday September 20, 2020 @07:38PM (#24538364)
I don't think either side would actually do it. It's a political talking point, but it's just a bridge too far.