padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
I don't think the Democrats will be able to pack the SC
even if they win the Senate they almost definitely won't have the supermajority required to override GOP filibuster
and it's very difficult to see any Republican senators crossing the aisle on courtpacking legislation
nor should Democratic unity be assumed. it's an issue that makes people uneasy.
FDR's attempt to pack the court failed or was at best a Pyrrhic victory
he basically got his way with the New Deal but the backlash murdered the Democrats in the '38 midterms
even if they win the Senate they almost definitely won't have the supermajority required to override GOP filibuster
and it's very difficult to see any Republican senators crossing the aisle on courtpacking legislation
nor should Democratic unity be assumed. it's an issue that makes people uneasy.
FDR's attempt to pack the court failed or was at best a Pyrrhic victory
he basically got his way with the New Deal but the backlash murdered the Democrats in the '38 midterms