The great thing about having an online progressive network is not having to remember the history behind every single issue yourself. We can’t all be Marcy Wheeler.
Josh Holland reminds us that this whole modifying the size of Supreme Courts kerfuffle has recent, less-noticed precedent among Republican governors.
About Georgia’s Republican court packing in Nov. 2016:
Gov. Nathan Deal continued a transformation of the judiciary on Wednesday by tapping three new Georgia Supreme Court justices and two new judges on Georgia’s Court of Appeals, stocking the court system with young conservatives who are poised to long outlast his tenure in office.
Arizona’s Republican governor beat Deal to it. Doug Ducey added judges in May:
Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday that will let him name two more justices to what has been a five-judge panel.
The governor said having seven justices will put Arizona on par with states that have a similar or smaller population, including Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Wisconsin. He said more justices will lead to more efficiency, and denied he’s “packing” the court.
No, of course he isn’t.
So as Josh says, why is it a dog-bites-man story when the GOP does this stuff but a scandal when Democrats do it to undo GOP rigging?
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