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Kelsey Atherton
@atherton.bsky.social
War, robots, & bad futures but imagining better. EIC, International Policy Journal, opinions my own. Unitarian Universalist. He/him. Husband to @alymay.bsky.social & father to a baby. If you are going to hang out in my mentions please do not embarrass me.
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KAatherton.bsky.social

"Expand the court" has gone from radical solution to the most exceptionally moderate option on the table.

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Mmoodytenure.bsky.social

Thank God we have an dementia ridden octogenarian in charge who is terrified to wield power

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They have also helpfully introduced the "reduce the court" option 👀

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basicchunnel.bsky.social

Counterpoint: old Donny Trump can’t possibly slip out of the next scandal

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FPflyingpace.bsky.social

It's been that way for years. And the Court just handed the President the means to do it: just do it. Don't wait on legislation. Appoint new justices and have the military escort them to their seats. Call it an official act as Commander-in-Chief, an emergency measure to thwart a judicial coup.

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NMknowiser.bsky.social

There's always the French option.

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ALT: Execution GIF

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GLstomachtax.bsky.social

“Expand the court” was a necessary backstop against fascsism in 2021. Now that the court done for the year, it’d do nothing unless Dems can stay in power So really the only thing it COULD do is prevent another Bush v Gore style power grab

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TIbisonbison.bsky.social

And yet not a single thing will happen

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TIcfaller96.bsky.social

Except that Dem leadership is still opposed.

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COcooledgydude.bsky.social

You need a House of Lords and a monarchy and none of this would have happened...

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wickedgach.bsky.social

Too bad Biden is against that too.

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Kelsey Atherton
@atherton.bsky.social
War, robots, & bad futures but imagining better. EIC, International Policy Journal, opinions my own. Unitarian Universalist. He/him. Husband to @alymay.bsky.social & father to a baby. If you are going to hang out in my mentions please do not embarrass me.
9.2k followers654 following6.3k posts