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Swede

(37,747 posts)
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 10:35 PM Monday

The Supreme Court 6 was hand picked.

The criminal Heritage Foundation/Project 2025/Federalist Society self-proclaimed "Conservatives" - who are actually anti-truth, anti-democratic, anti-American faux "Christian", theocrats, kleptocrats, lawless Russian backed Fascists - are who PICKED THESE CORRUPT, ANTI-AMERICAN CRIMINALS ON SCOTUS!

SaveDemocracy123 (@savedemocracy123.bsky.social) 2025-10-27T20:07:41.801Z
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The Supreme Court 6 was hand picked. (Original Post) Swede Monday OP
If the Democratic party gets control of both Houses markodochartaigh Monday #1
Just demolish the building newdeal2 Monday #2
Hand picked is what happens when a party loses two elections to the worst candidate in history. Silent Type Monday #3
That's you Barrett Mblaze Monday #4
Expand the court - period. NoMoreRepugs Monday #5
Run on that and GOPers will win election. Silent Type Monday #6
I don't believe it can be done. mzmolly Monday #7
Why not? littlemissmartypants Tuesday #8
As I understand it, it would require an act of Congress. mzmolly Tuesday #9
❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #13
Defund the Heritage Foundation! Initech Tuesday #10
John Birch lives. czarjak Tuesday #12
Now there's an idea. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #14
Did you know they also solicit tax exempt donations? waterwatcher123 Tuesday #15
Remember when W admitted to being a member of a Secret Society? czarjak Tuesday #11

markodochartaigh

(4,518 posts)
1. If the Democratic party gets control of both Houses
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 10:43 PM
Monday

they need to only allow the supremacist court to meet one day a year, or maybe only on February 29, until further notice.




"Congress—which mandates the Supreme Court’s start date by law–set the date as the First Monday in October in 1917. 104 years later, that is still opening day. But between 1789 and 1917 the start date of the term changed quite a bit. Originally, Congress created two terms, one in February and one in August. In 1802 Congress abolished the August session and in 1827 it moved the Court’s start day from February to the first Monday in January. To accommodate a rising caseload, in 1844 the opening day was pushed back to the first Monday in December, and then in 1873 to the second Monday in October. When Congress passed a new judicial code in 1916 which effectively added to the Supreme Court’s burdensome docket, it moved opening day back a week to lengthen the term for the justices."


https://supremecourthistory.org/scotus-scoops/opening-day/

Silent Type

(11,670 posts)
3. Hand picked is what happens when a party loses two elections to the worst candidate in history.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 10:48 PM
Monday

mzmolly

(52,493 posts)
9. As I understand it, it would require an act of Congress.
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 12:38 AM
Tuesday

“Legislation: To expand the court, Congress would need to pass a bill setting the new number of justices, and the president would have to sign it into law.“

Initech

(106,712 posts)
10. Defund the Heritage Foundation!
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 12:47 AM
Tuesday

They are the 800 pound tumor in DC that no one wants to address - but this entire wretched administration and the thug regime is all their doing. They need to be permanently banned from DC and all of their employees need to be arrested and tried for seditious conspiracy to committ treason and overthrow the United States government. Fox News too.

waterwatcher123

(416 posts)
15. Did you know they also solicit tax exempt donations?
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:55 AM
Tuesday

I filed a complaint with IRS about their tax exempt status. Not so much as a peep by these cowards when it is so clear the Heritage Foundation is a political organization masquerading as a public interest group. They should not be able to reward their donors with a tax deduction for purely political activities. They should lose this designation.

czarjak

(13,267 posts)
11. Remember when W admitted to being a member of a Secret Society?
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:07 AM
Tuesday

But, we're The Deep-State?

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