Thread by @jamisonfoser

I’ve been thinking a lot about Justice Breyer’s comments about the importance of trust in the Supreme Court, and the thing is: it’s even more important to have a *trustworthy* Court. And we do not. That’s why we must expand the court. Me, in @crookedmedia: crooked.com/articles/supre…

Democrats have won the most votes in 7 of the last 8 presidential elections, and yet two-thirds of Americans were not even born yet the last time the Supreme Court had a majority that was appointed by Democratic presidents.

Nobody can seriously argue this is how things should be

How is a court dominated by America's minority political party for 50 years and counting and that does things like gutting the Voting Rights Act, helping that party impose minority rule, worthy of our trust? It is not. It is a participant in the GOP's assault on democracy.

Trust the court is all-important? *Whose* trust?

How the hell are Black people supposed to trust a court that guts the Voting Rights Act on the premise that racism is no longer a factor in access to the polls?

Incidentally, this is kind of long — 1,800 words or so, IIRC. I tend to think and write either in 280-character bursts or in 1,500-2,500 word blocks; I rarely enjoy 700. Appreciate @crookedmedia & @brianbeutler allowing space to stretch my legs a bit.

crooked.com/articles/supre…

This is a great question, since it seems pretty clear both of them lied during their confirmation hearings. Unfortunately, the 2/3 vote hurdle in the Senate is nearly insurmountable. Easier to dilute their power via expansion than to remove them.

https://twitter.com/Mama_Kath/status/1382037098878922754

It’s very weird how many of our political leaders and media elites treat Donald Trump’s deadly insurrection as completely separate from his governing acts. Nobody should think it acceptable that a third of the Supreme Court was nominated by a seditionist!

crooked.com/articles/supre…

Y’ALL.

wsj.com/articles/group…

House Judiciary Chair @RepJerryNadler @RepHankJohnson @RepMondaire & @SenMarkey introducing legislation to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court after 50+ years of GOP control (and GOP manipulation of the size of the court) wsj.com/articles/group…

https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1382499493116055554

Two-thirds of the American people were not even born yet the last time a majority of the Supreme Court was appointed by Democrats. Despite losing the popular vote in 7 of 8 presidential elections, GOP captured the court & uses it to impose minority rule.

https://twitter.com/RepMondaire/status/1382500499748950018

https://twitter.com/EdMarkey/status/1382502765801447426

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https://twitter.com/cdkang76/status/1382509325361557506

The thing about this objection is that it’s really dumb. Republicans *currently* have a (stolen) 6-3 majority. If they expand the court in retaliation for us expanding the court, we’re…just right back where we are now, but with some good years in between.

https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/1382509611748630528

Sure, that’s what I would expect a Republican to think! The timing of Breyer’s departure is the difference between a 6-3 GOP court and a 7-2 GOP court. Democrats should think bigger than merely preserving our current huge disadvantage.

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/1382510972330475520

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and that was *before* Kavanaugh & Barrett joined; it’s gotten more right wing since then. And it’s an active participant in the GOP’s assault on democracy. We don’t have time for schemes that don’t immediately rebalance the court.

If your “better idea” leaves in place a Republican Supreme Court majority that is an active participant in the GOP’s effort to destroy democracy and impose minority rule, you have a *worse* idea.

If you’re wondering why Republicans’ heads are exploding it’s because they’re used to doing whatever the hell they want on the assumption Democrats will let them get away with it, and today @EdMarkey @MondaireJones @RepJerryNadler @RepHankJohnson said it isn’t like that any more.