In this week’s 'Useful Idiots' podcast, hosts mtaibbi and kthalps are joined by Yale law and history professor Samuel Moyn to discuss everything Supreme Court
Moyn explains that without the filibuster option, there’s not much that Democrats can do to stall a Trump nomination. “There are lesser procedural hi-jinx,” says Moyn. “McConnell can then call for what’s called a ‘cloture vote,’ which is also majority rule, and they can move to a final vote on this kind of at the time of his choosing, as soon as the process reaches that point.”
Moyn argues that the Supreme Court has too much power, making the legislative branch less capable of enacting laws that the majority of Americans want. “No other democracy gives judges the amount of power that our’s took at various moments,” says Moyn.
“If you win political victory, and you have a majority coalition you built to dominate the political branches for long enough, the judiciary will follow,” says Moyn, who also discusses the potential pitfalls of the “court-packing” strategy.
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