After nearly three years of President Donald Trump, the realization is that the most lasting and destructive impact he has had is the reality that he has seen 157 Federal Judicial confirmations to life terms on the federal courts, including two Supreme Court Justices.
This is due to the efforts of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has made it his mission to make the federal courts as right wing extremist as possible for the next two generations.
That is about a little less than twenty percent of the total number of federal judges, now standing at 870.
Many of these confirmed judges are incompetent, inexperienced, and unqualified for lifetime appointments, but the nation is stuck with them.
These judges will promote the right wing agenda, including favoring corporations, the wealthy, and religious extremists, and working against women, racial and ethnic minorities, the disabled, the poor, and gays and lesbians.
They will also promote more Presidential powers, and undermine the environment, labor interests, and consumers.
This will become more and more a never ending constitutional crisis as the nation becomes a majority non white in 25 years, and as Democrats gain the edge in future elections with reapportionment of seats, likely winning the Presidency once Texas goes Democratic, but having a Supreme Court and other federal courts more conservative than ever since the Gilded Age and the 1920s, and holding back progress and reform.
This reality may lead to a move to add members to the Supreme Court once the Democrats gain control of the US Senate. It does not bode well for the future of constitutional government in the next 20-40 years.
Well, Doc: To the winners go the spoils, don’t they?
Isn’t “packing” the Supreme Court exactly what FDR tried to do, and what liberals in general did with the so-called Warren Court?
And, are You suggesting a Constitutional Amendment so as to change the makeup of the Supreme Court so as put things back in Your agenda’s favor?
Are You really proposing that?
A constitutional amendment is never going to happen with the way that Congress is now constituted, with neither party having a substantial edge in support.
But the Court should be more balanced so that the center swing vote decides, not an extremist right wing agenda, as awaits us in the next term if not sooner.
It could if enough States demanded it, regardless of what the makeup is of Congress.
That’s why You folks are so terrified of the Convention Of States effort.
Too many states are reactionary and backward, and that could destroy the Bill of Rights and our Constitution in ways that would set us back from the progress that has been made since 1789!
And all Trump did was nominate his appointees; it takes the US Senate to confirm them. As Obama found out quite bluntly. So is the fault Trump’s, or the people who put those Senators in office: ie, the Voters’?
In addition to Dumping Trump the other goal is to Ditch Mitch! Flip the Senate and the Presidency in 2020! 🙂