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NEW: As Amy Coney Barrett heads to confirmation today, Senate Republicans are betting that Democrats won’t retaliate and erase these gains if they win power, despite the campaign rhetoric across the country warning of “court-packing.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
Mitch McConnell on Amy Coney Barrett: “A lot of what we’ve done over the last four years will be undone, sooner or later, by the next election. But they won’t be able to do much about this for a long time to come.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
Implicit in McConnell’s remarks is that Democrats could win this election and do nothing about the 6-3 Supreme Court. And he may well be right — many Dems are jittery about adding seats. But progressives see it as a dare to call his bluff. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
Demand Justice's @brianefallon: "McConnell is clearly betting against the Democrats mustering the resolve to ever alter the structure of the court."
Former Reid aide @AJentleson: "It's up to Dems not just to win, but use their power to prove him wrong." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
Former Reid aide @AJentleson: "It's up to Dems not just to win, but use their power to prove him wrong." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
Chuck Schumer is not making threats of retaliation at this point other than to say "everything is on the table when we get the majority." Joe Biden wants a bipartisan commission to study the courts for 6 months.
What happens next depends on the election. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
What happens next depends on the election. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
And there's Sen. Angus King — cautious, institutionalist, nobody's idea of a flamethrower — who warned the majority not to expect these tactics to go unanswered. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721
Longer thread on his remarks: https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1320556604119547907
Longer thread on his remarks: https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1320556604119547907
