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Jul 29Liked by THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali

Biden has opportunities in many areas. I am hoping he will abandon his historical love for bipartisanship and kick ass.

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Jul 29Liked by THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali

Start it out now, win a mandate and implement it.

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Probably too much to hope that the current lineup won't be grandfathered (or mothered) in. We'd be rid of Thomas right off and Alito & Roberts within 6 years.

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That is the only way I would be enthusiastic about term limits for Supreme Court justices: if it is retroactive. This problem is urgent. We can't tolerate another 20 years of this.

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Agreed, but I have a feeling they'll propose a gradual expansion (a new member every 2 years) and term limits will apply only to justices going forward.

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Unfortunately, you're probably right.

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Mr. Ali,

Thank you for your column. I look forward to each one. I think President Biden should step down now and promote VP Harris so she can do all the tough things that Biden can't or won't do.

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I really think we also need to expand it to 13 at a minimum. We should consider 26. Is crazy that appeal courts have more seats than the Supreme Court.

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Why not go a step further: convene a new constitutional congress.

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In my dreams: action by executive order? Yes, expansion necessary just by virtue of population growth. Thank you for not treating Biden's proposal with the "disdain" [? word choice] demonstrated by other commentators. Enough.

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Let me just be an echo chamber!!!!! Yes, yes, and yes!!!!

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