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Mitch McConnell shares GOP's ‘worst nightmare’ scenario of a Harris-Walz White House (www.rawstory.com)

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[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago

Flatly wrong about packing SCOTUS. It's probably a bad idea--as is ending the filibuster--but it's not unconstitutional.

As to why it's a bad idea - Republicans haven't increased the size of the court when they've held the legislature and presidency; packing the court would encourage them to do the same the next time they have power--and they will eventually, because that's the way politics have gone in this country--and we'd quickly end up with a court that's even more unwieldy than it is now.

The same principle applies to ending the filibuster; if it's ended now, then Dems can't use it when they are out of power in the Senate. Because, again, Republicans will win again at some point--possibly even this fall--and giving absolute power to a single party is a bad idea.

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[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

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