8/15/2026
Political Picture

Adam Schiff's Court-Packing Brainstorm

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The article reports on Senator Adam Schiff's proposal to expand the size of the Supreme Court, detailing his specific plan and arguments for the court-packing measure.
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Here’s your commentary, Deacon Rift style. --- **The Left’s New Math: Add Seats, Subtract the Constitution** You know, there’s an old saying: If you don’t like the umpire, you don’t change the strike zone. You practice harder. But in the modern Democrat playbook, if you don’t like the scoreboard, you just build a bigger scoreboard. Adam Schiff’s latest brainstorm—a plan to pack the Supreme Court like a sardine can—isn’t about justice. It’s about the math of power. Schiff and his cronies know they can’t win the argument at the ballot box or in the legal arena, so they’re trying to win it by adding chairs to the bench. It’s the legislative equivalent of a kid flipping the Monopoly board when he’s losing. Here’s the funny part: Schiff’s plan is a masterclass in constitutional amnesia. The Founders didn’t set the number at nine because they ran out of wood. They set it to ensure stability, not flexibility for political convenience. When FDR tried this exact stunt in 1937, even his own party balked. Now, Schiff wants to finish what FDR started—not because the court is broken, but because it’s right. This isn’t a legal argument; it’s a temper tantrum. If the Left’s policy ideas were sound, they wouldn’t need a stacked bench to rubber-stamp them. Schiff knows that. That’s why he’s not proposing a constitutional amendment—those require actual persuasion. No, he wants the shortcut. And shortcuts usually lead off a cliff. So go ahead, Adam. Keep packing. But remember: When you break the umpire, you don’t get a fair game. You get chaos. And chaos is a very expensive bill for the American people to foot. --- {"key_insight":"Packing the court is a power play, not a legal principle; Schiff trades the Constitution for a temporary majority.","confidence":87}
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