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melm00se

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10. If a Democratically controlled Senate

Reply to maliaSmith (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:54 PM

17 hrs ago

decides to act on your suggestion, they can NEVER go on recess until the end of the 120th Congress.

The instant they recess, Trump will slam in as many justices as he can at every level. While their positions are limited until the end of their next session, they will be in place which makes removing them more of a challenge and the possibility that they can look "reasonable" enough to gather enough sympathy votes to be confirmed before that happens.

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SCOTUS [View all] maliaSmith 20 hrs ago OP

I agree. Or, expand the court if the Dems win the 2028 election to one justice per district. OLDMDDEM 20 hrs ago #1

Alito and Thomas will retire in the Lame Duck. aeromanKC 20 hrs ago #2

I urged Schumer to do anything possible (or impossible ) to block ACB's confirmation. usonian 20 hrs ago #3

If Democrats take the Senate in November ... FarPoint 19 hrs ago #4

Expect to see 1-2 retirements before next year Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #5

Wouldn't be surprised. And if Democrats don't resort to packing KPN 18 hrs ago #8

Without court expansion, there can be no repairing the damage of the Trump era Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #11

If we take over the Senate you can bet there will be at least two new scotus for the end of the year yourout 19 hrs ago #6

We need a wartime Consigliere Pesky1 18 hrs ago #7

Remember we wouldn't come into the majority until January 2027 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #9

If a Democratically controlled Senate melm00se 17 hrs ago #10

Neither chamber has gone on a "recess" other than the end of a Congressional session without doing "Pro Forma" sessions BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #12

Obama made melm00se 11 hrs ago #13

Obama was smacked down by the SCOTUS when he tried to do those during a "Pro Forma" session BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #14