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Meh. I think packing the court is a short term fix (if even possible with a republican house), and would set a new precedent. Then it’d become a competition to keep adding ${party_in_white_house} Supreme Court justices every time we have a new president.
Actually amending the constitution would probably be the best move (not that it’ll ever happen) as they could permanently reign in the Supreme Court and help de-politicize it again.
It may well be a short term fix, but it is the only thing in Biden's power to actually do. There is still a check on it via the approval of Congress, but the barrier there is far less than a constitutional amendment. Also a short term fix may well lead to reforms allowing a longer, more permanent fix to actually be accomplished. It's a preferable solution to one that will never come. It's also the only thing that can be done right now (except using Seal Team 6 to assassinate his political rivals).
It also didn't seem to set a new precedent the last 7 times the number of justices was changed, even when it was changed to block or revert a ruling.
True, and it may honestly kind of convince-via-accelerationism the republicans to do reform if they see a democrat POTUS pack the courts with like 5 democrats lol