When Bob Bauer and David French balked at the idea of expanding the Supreme Court, @deadcarl.bsky.social recognized it for what it was: not analytical rigor but a lack of what Clausewitz called the “moral courage” required to meet our moment.
“If Democrats hold back from [Supreme Court] reform for the sake of maintaining norms, they will be maintaining something that no longer serves its purpose.” Because “you cannot restore norms if the other side is not also interested in doing so, and there is every indication that Republicans will continue their pattern of bad behavior.”…
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