• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Oh yes, because the dems have an interest in this.

    (They could have fixed it. They didn’t.)

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        5 months ago

        When they had control of the house and senate. You remember all the whole “we could pack the court by expanding the seats” thing?

        They didn’t in part because of manchin and sinema being doucheburgers, but Biden was vocally opposed to it as well.

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          5 months ago

          They had control of the house but never the senate.

          You still have to overcome the fillabuster, and that takes 60 votes. And with Manchin and Sinema practically Republicans you’ll never be able to scrap that stupid rule.

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                5 months ago

                You didn’t see the part in my original comment where I recognized their obstinacy?

                Or the part where Biden was opposed to packing the courts anyhow?

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                  5 months ago

                  Why would Biden publicly announce that he wants to pack the courts, and get all of the negative political consequences of that, while at the same time having a 0% chance of adding even one Justice, therefore getting absolutely none of the benefits?

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              They had the majority in name only two of the Dems were almost more liberal Republicans and any attempt to force some of the more liberal legislation through was torpedoed by those two consistently.