gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoSanders: Supreme Court Is “Out of Control” and Must Be Reformedtruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoAs long as the Dems have less than 60 votes in the Senate, and aren’t willing to ditch the fucking filibuster, there’s literally nothing they can do. You can’t reform the court without a Constitutional Amendment since the operation and formation of the court is defined by the Constitution. So, 2/3rds vote in the House, 2/3rds vote in the Senate, ratification by the States.
As long as the Dems have less than 60 votes in the Senate, and aren’t willing to ditch the fucking filibuster, there’s literally nothing they can do.
You can’t reform the court without a Constitutional Amendment since the operation and formation of the court is defined by the Constitution.
So, 2/3rds vote in the House, 2/3rds vote in the Senate, ratification by the States.
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