Absolutely not, and that's the point. People are only considering this right now because it happens to be politically advantageous in the short term. It is incredibly reckless to subvert rights and institutions for political goals like that, and no amount of whataboutism can change that.

Absolutely. What it will do is destroy forever the independence of the Supreme Court. That is far to high a price to pay for temporary political advantage, for either side. (Which is not to say that somebody won't try...)