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This is why I can't countenance conservative pearl-clutching over Democrats' flirtation with court-packing. Republicans already subtracted one seat from SCOTUS for more than a year. They made the court's size a matter of politics. They crossed the Rubicon.
Sen. Richard Burr, 2016: "If Hillary becomes president, I am going to do everything I can do to make sure four years from now, we still got an opening on the Supreme Court." npr.org/2016/11/03/500…
Sen. John McCain, 2016: "I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up." npr.org/2016/10/17/498…
Sen. Ted Cruz, 2016: "There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices." chicagotribune.com/news/nationwor…
Where were conservative commentators during this debate? Ah, yes... 
Spare me the sanctimonious hysteria when Democrats talk about adding seats to SCOTUS. Republicans already subtracted one seat for more than a year—for purely partisan reasons—and said they were willing to create a permanent eight-member court if a Democrat won the presidency.
Republicans already declared that the size of the Supreme Court will be decided by partisan politics. Now we're just haggling over the numbers.
