We also need to increase the number of justices. When nine became the default number, the US had a population of less than 100 million.
The number is a matter of statute. It is not in the Constitution. That makes it much less onerous (if we ever elect a Congress that wants to actually govern) to change.
Yeah, but that would require an amendment to change. And make the electoral college even more out of whack. First ditch the Electoral College, and add more Reps so that it would be more equally representative (it’s in the name, even), and then we could look at the mess the Senate is.
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u/TomeThugNHarmony4664 Aug 29 '26
We also need to increase the number of justices. When nine became the default number, the US had a population of less than 100 million.
The number is a matter of statute. It is not in the Constitution. That makes it much less onerous (if we ever elect a Congress that wants to actually govern) to change.