
Originally Posted by
Daly
It would be civil war.
The smart thing to do would be to take care of all social issues the left holds dear they way it should...... through the legislative. Take the court out of it.
I'm actually worried that there's an outside chance this could lead to the destruction of the US as we know it.
Picture this sceanrio:
Justice Comey Barrett is confirmed, making the court 6-3 Republican, and probably stuck that way for a number of years. It could even end up 7-2 if Trump wins, and Breyer (age 82) dies before 2025. They're not getting better than 3 Democratic justices until Thomas or Alito dies during a Democratic Administration, and both are only in their early 70s.
So the Democrats freak out about these long term prospects, and both add justices and add states. Adding states would place 2 more Democratic Senators each time, probably clinching the Senate majority for them for a long time. The red states will realize they are fucked, and that they're going to get run over by Democrats for the foreseeable future. When this happens due to normal election processed, states understand this and feel it will eventually swing back the other way. If Democrats add justices, legislate from the bench, AND add Guam/DC/PR as states, some red states are going to feel hopeless, and might want to secede.
Sounds far-fetched, but many far-fetched things have become reality these days. Even Trump being President was a crazy thought just 6 years ago.
I'm sure the Dems are going to be pissed, but I hope they don't try to respond by fucking with longstanding cornerstones of America -- basically that you don't add states for political purposes, and you don't pack extra justices into the court if you don't like the numbers at the moment.