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Mister Ed

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8. Please, please, please everyone! Never call court reform "court packing".

Reply to Johonny (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 03:55 AM

11 hrs ago

A call to "pack the courts!" sounds as unfair and dishonest as it can possibly sound, and will never, ever gain popular support.

In truth, it is the GOP that has packed the courts (especially the Supreme Court) with corrupt, nakedly partisan hacks. We should call for court reform, call for courts to be balanced, call for courts to be unpacked - anything but calling to "pack the courts!".

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Please, please, please everyone! Never call court reform "court packing". Mister Ed 11 hrs ago #8

I think it should be a rotational bench of 50 judges. yourout 7 hrs ago #9