You got to love those Republicans - All Class

Ugh. And now Amy Barrett is on the SC. Yay. 🙄

Fuckers. Would have actually been a better jab to tag Obama since his SC nomination was stolen first.

Can any of this be reversed WHEN Biden takes office?

Term limits require an amendment ratified by 3/4 of the states. I doubt t that will happen any time soon.

And court-packing is a dangerous path to take. If Biden wins and Congrezs goes blue, I  think the better choice is to pass legislation quickly to cement some of these rights at the federal level to buy time. As long as Democrats can hold one branch of Congress, they won't get repealed. I think a court-packing scheme will just suck up a lot of energy during 2021-2022 that would be better spent reforming healthcare and immigration. If those things aren't taken care of, you risk losing both the House and Senate for 2023-2024.

I disagree.  The Democrats absolutely need to take aggressive action against what the Republicans have done these last 4+ years and adding to the supreme court would be a good start.  Like Joe Biden always says they can walk and chew gum at the same time.

Yeah, I am for absolute ruthlessness if the Democrats take the white house and senate.

A lot of things I would have said, "I don't want to bust that norm" -- norms are all busted now, I don't care.

Maybe not the best choice but I love that just the idea of her as a judge will have them in a tizzy and a panic.

I also like the reference to the greedy old party.

And after 150 years, it might be time to change the number of justices.  Most Americans, I think, would prefer a more balanced court.
 

At this point the set the precedent for late 30s who been judges for less than 4 years. Should be a decent sized pool? 🤦‍♀️

I’m sorry, but I’m another one who’ll have to disagree with you. If McConnell did not establish a blockade of judicial nominations  in the SC and lower courts during Obama’s tenure, I might feel differently. But McConnell did (in lower courts that was a little over 100 seats). In order to equalize them, we need to expand the SC and pack the lower courts.

ETA: Also keep in mind that legislation and nominations go through committees first. So having the judiciary committee doing the work on this does not in any way prevent other committees from working on other issues such as healthcare or immigration. I’m not saying this will be an easy lift, but it has to be done.

It is. 
It's mind-boggling.

The difference is that YOU have qualms about changing things and would not do it. The Republicans currently in power have shown that they have no such concerns. So the option is to fight fire with fire or to continue hoping and praying that the other side will follow the rules and show decency. Have you seen anything that leads you to believe that they will do so?

They’ve already packed it. That ship has sailed. Not only have they packed it, they are expressly seeking to suppress voting so that they can permanently entrench extreme minority rule.

This in seriousness may be the last chance we have to have a government that is even moderately representative.

(bold mine)

Years ago, I listened to Teri Gross interview somebody who one of the pioneers of GOP direct mailing. He wasn’t rabidly partisan, so was candid. He said that a message to Republicans voters should always be very black and white, and Democratic voters want more grey - more nuance, more explanation - in their messaging. He admitted it made his job easier. 

Speaking of navel gazing and all.