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Yes, maybe there's some clever version of hardball Biden's team can come up with, something that doesn't involve ordering assassinations. But one thing he *should* be able to say is "I reject the idea that the president is above the law, and I vow never to use this illegitimate 'immunity' defense."
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"This Court has an expansive view of Executive Authority that is at odds with the system of government this country has always had. We are a nation with no need of Kings, and this opinion is there to bring them back for one man who has already vowed to be a dictator. I reject it wholesale"
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"We are a Republic. A country that chooses its leaders by election, and whose leaders are not above the law. No president who is accountable to you needs this immunity. I do not need it. But make no mistake: this Court is about enabling a future dictatorship under Mr Trump. That is outrageous"
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"In recent weeks and months, the Court has gone plainly past the mandate the Constitution provides for it. This country needs a strong Court, but a Court that operates in the best interests of justice, and which makes decisions by law; not by preference. For this reason it must change."
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(then insert your big idea of how to change it, e.g.) "The Court has decided to become a political, partisan organization. That is a gross distortion of its role in the constitutional structure, and it is both sad and infuriating that they have chosen to do so. America needs to repair the Court"
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"If elected back to the Presidency, and if we together retake the House and hold the Senate, I pledge to you this: we will pass a comprehensive Court Reform Bill. We will correct its ethics, and expand the Court to correct its anti-constitutional mistakes, and get this country back on course."
If you're going that far, why not just expand the Court now as an emergency measure to immediately overturn this inexcusable decision?
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because he doesn't have the House
AFAICT he does not need the House to appoint new justices? He might not have 51 in the Senate due to Manchinema-- but it'd still be worth putting them on record. But AIUI you do not need a new statute to expand the Court.
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He does. Its size is set by legislation.
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He doesn’t need the House to accept the resignations of six of the justices. Accepting their resignations is an official act, so the fact that the resignations are fraudulent is irrelevant. They would be out and, assuming a compliant Senate, six 30 something Dem staffers could be in. [Not good]
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yes, you do, it has always been expanded by statute throughout US history
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But SCOTUS blatantly don't care about precedence
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I mean, just on a functional level, Congress has to allocate funds to justices and their staffs. You can’t add seats without Congress.
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But you CAN run an election on it! And he damn well better. With specifics! 4 new judges. Nominated by Feb 1, 2025.
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