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    Ein umfassender Gesetzentwurf zur Überarbeitung des Obersten Gerichtshofs würde sechs Richter hinzufügen


    Ein umfassender Gesetzentwurf zur Überarbeitung des Obersten Gerichtshofs würde sechs Richter hinzufügen

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/26/supreme-court-reform-15-justices-wyden/

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    3. transcriptoin_error on

      What are the chances this bill passes?

      >A sweeping bill introduced by a Democratic senator Wednesday would greatly increase the size of the Supreme Court, make it harder for the justices to overturn laws, require justices to undergo audits and remove roadblocks for high court nominations.

      >The legislation by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most ambitious proposals to date to remake a high court that has suffered a sharp decline in its public approval following a string of contentious decisions and ethics scandals in recent years. It has little chance of passing at the moment, since Republicans have generally opposed efforts to overhaul the court.

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    6. leaonas on

      My fear is that it passes and tRump stacks the court even wider with MAGA loyalists! I would NOT be introducing this so close to the election…

    7. OppositeDifference on

      Oh man, this would be great. Add 6 justices over a 12 year period with each president getting to add 2. That seems pretty fair. Expanding the circuit court, and overhauling the confirmation process to prevent the shenanigans McConnell pulled from happening again.

      This will never pass in the current congress, but if we get majorities in both houses in November or in 2026, this needs to be one of the first things done.

    8. TheIrishbuddha on

      Gonna have to do away with the filibuster to get this thing passed.

    9. Last-Juggernaut4664 on

      If the Democrats regain control of the House, Senate, and the White House, and decide to eliminate the filibuster, then this should be the absolute first law they pass. They could potentially legalize abortion and restore voting rights nationwide, but the partisan Supreme Court will always be the Sword of Damocles hanging over such legislation until it’s reformed.

    10. MysteriousPepper8908 on

      Not likely to be possible until at least the midterms without an extraordinary blue wave but I don’t see any harm in messaging that this is something to work towards over the long-term.

    12. Glittering_Lunch_776 on

      Force-retire Roberts from Chief Justice as well, and maybe we got a good start going.

    13. Halefire on

      This would be fantastic, but you already know how the Republicans would portray this, especially with a very strong chance of a democratic president incoming: a power grab.

      Thing is, even though they’re not wrong, Democrats should still do it. Fair is fair, and the current 6-3 SCOTUS is the result of numerous blatant power grabs by the GOP over the last 10-20 years, almost all done with the machinations of the Turtle of Kentucky.

      Impossible that this will pass short of a massive upset in 2026 midterm elections delivering a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

    14. ufo-enthusiast on

      Dear Supreme Court,

      Frankly, we’ve had quite enough of your bullshit.

      Sincerely, America

    15. PontificatinPlatypus on

      I would rather just make it easier to remove corrupt judges, as well as judges who lied their way onto the Bench during their confirmation hearings.

    16. obiouslymag1c on

      Yeah IDK…

      – We barely get through a handful of cases with the logistics of 9 justices, and somehow we want 15?

      – “The bill would also require a ruling by two-thirds of the high court and circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a law passed by Congress.” – so 10/15 judges would be required to be able to overturn a law that might violate a citizens rights?

      Maybe make the court less political by forcing some non-political professional association clout into the system. Have Judges be nominated to be appointed by a vote of the members of the countries Bar associations or District courts first before being able to be appointed by the political institutions. The professional associations and district courts will hopefully provide nominees that are less-likely to be at ideological extremes, and that have made a name through good decisions. The political class still gets to make a final-check on the professional/legal/judicial organizations selections.

    18. Cdub7791 on

      I would pin the number of justices to the number of circuit courts – one from each and a chief justice to break ties but who otherwise doesn’t vote, like the Vice President.

    20. LeekTerrible on

      I personally think they need to put together an independent commission and expand the court to a number which would make it hard to “game”. Something like 20+ judges on 10 year terms and a set of binding ethics codes etc. End this bullshit mania that crops up every time one of them dies or retires.

    21. FunnyKillBot on

      Wouldn’t it be better to just institute term limits? Serve your country then make way for younger generations with new interpretations. Less chance for prolonged chicanery.

    22. raerae1991 on

      This is why we need to win the House and Senate, so it can pass when the next administration takes office. Thats the only way it will pass

    23. AggroPro on

      Literally nothing else. Matters until we reform the Supreme Court. Get it done

    24. JaimeSalvaje on

      They need to hold this bill until after the election. If Harris wins, this would be great if it can pass. If Trump wins, we don’t need it going anywhere.

    25. ritwikjs on

      i think having an 16 year term limit, with a retirement age would be better. No positions of public office should be for life. Wo9uld force them to make better decisions in a given time frame.

    27. alphalegend91 on

      What is the thinking for 6 justices? The 9 was because there were 9 circuit courts at the time. I’m 100% for expanding it, but to match the circuit courts (+1 for the court of appeals) making it 13 total.

    28. theflyassassin on

      Is adding a bunch more judges a better idea than term limits or does this plan account for both?

    29. LegDayDE on

      Mitch McConnel would live for another 50 years if that’s what it took to make sure all six of those justices appointed were federalist society billionaire-owned pawns.

    30. medievalmachine on

      It should be a rotating roster drawn from all the appelate judges. That’s the best way to handle this, instead of the justices very obviously picking and choosing what they cases they want to use to legislate. And if you want to make them all lifetime appointments, fine, because of one line in the Constitution, fine, whatever.

      The current composition of untouchable judge royalty that can do whatever they want isn’t right.

    31. hvyboots on

      As far as I’m concerned term limits and outside oversight of their fiscal and political doings are the important parts. A few more judges wouldn’t hurt, but mostly if they’re actually doing their *job* rather than attempting to bootstrap a Christofascist state under the guise of adjudicating it won’t matter so much how many there are.

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