Is packing the court even mentioned in passing? All such "fixing the court" articles by lib writers seem very dumb to me. Biden and the dems won't pack the court so there's no hope.

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article does mention court packing. The article is mostly about a lecture series designed with the hope to spark an activist movement. There’s a decent history on the court’s power, but the actual goals mentioned are developing a counter narrative to conservative originalism, and these proposed reforms:

Popular overrides of court decisions by referendum, as proposed by Theodore Roosevelt in his 1912 third-party presidential campaign.

"Jurisdiction stripping," meaning laws that limit the court's jurisdiction over certain kinds of statutes.

A supermajority requirement, meaning a bare majority of five justices could not invalidate laws passed by Congress, as proposed by progressive Sen. William Borah in 1923.

Congressional authority to override any Supreme Court decision by a two-thirds vote, as proposed by Sen. Robert La Follette Sr. in his 1924 third-party presidential campaign.

Prohibiting federal court injunctions in labor disputes, as mandated by the 1932 Norris–La Guardia Act.

You’re right though, outside of a flippant description of Biden’s Supreme Court commission as do-nothing, the elephant in the room of overcoming the party of “nothing will fundamentally change” is not addressed.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I was still curious about what the article said.

“nothing will fundamentally change”

Biden and the dems keep lying about restoring Row in a performative pantomime and nearly all dem pundits play along. They all know a Roe law is already DOA if the dems don't pack the court first because the GOP justices will find it unconstitutional. It's so weird.