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The attempts to pack the Supreme Court with liberal judges so they could push through their agenda is pretty much dead for the time being because many liberals are unwilling to go along with a deliberate attempt to use the Supreme Court for political purposes, because they realize the backlash they will get from their constituents if they support it, but it still had a big effect on the Court. The attempt has caused justices to refuse to take on important cases that are controversial because they do not want their decisions to appear to be politically motivated so many important cases will not be decided.  The Supreme Court sets the standard for all the courts in the nation so by not taking the cases, it leaves those cases at  the discretion of each lower court. The Constitution requires judges to be appointed for life to shield the court from political influence. Presidents might appoint a justice or two but could not radically change the composition of the Court. Up until the 1950’s, judges might differ in their understanding and interpretation of the Constitution, but most of them were committed to the Constitution and the rule of law. Since then, a growing number of liberal judges have ignored the Constitution and the laws of the country and have tried to used the court to further their political agenda, which has eroded respect for the Supreme Court. In addition, we have seen a growing number of liberal judges in lower courts that ignore the Supreme Court rulings and the laws of their jurisdiction. As a result, the Court, once highly respected, has become largely ignored. The attempt by liberals to pack the court has further eroded its influence by making it appear to be highly politically motivated. As the courts have ignored the rule of law, the citizens have increasingly felt free to ignore the law when they feel they can get away with it. Once considered the safest nation of the world to live in, and known throughout the world for its low crime rate, it has seen crime rates climb at an alarming rate. Our nation, once highly respected by other nations for its adherence to law and order has lost its influence and is no longer respected by the nations of the world.

Liberal Congressmen attacked President Trump for trying to fill the Supreme Court vacancy which is his job. Presidents are supposed to fill federal court vacancies, including vacancies on the Supreme Court. When he appointed a conservative judge, liberals said that if they won the Presidency and the Senate, they would increase the number of judges to 12 so they could appoint three new judges to tip the balance in their favor. That has never been done in the Court’s 200 year history. While the Constitution does not specify the number of judges, it has always been 9 judges. While every President has filled vacancies as they occur with judges whose philosophy they agree with, no Congress has ever increased the number of judges just to stack the court in their favor so they can push their agenda. That goes against the Constitution’s whole purpose for making Supreme Court justices for life so they would not be subject to political maneuvering by a President intent on bending the court to his agenda. It also sets a dangerous precedent. If this Congress increases it to 12, what is to stop the next Congress from increasing it to 15 to give a President a favorable court and the following Congress from raising it to 18. It would never end. Arizona has already passed a resolution requesting that the number of Supreme Court justices be limited to 9 and other States should do the same.

Few Americans understand how corrupt our court systems have become. We live in a country which we believe is ruled according to the Constitution and laws enacted by the people and by Congress and that the courts make sure the law is followed and interpret the law when there is a dispute. However, there is an increasing number of judges that openly defy the laws enacted by the people, by their State legislatures, and by Congress. Therefore, the Constitution provides an appeal process if people don’t feel the court has acted properly with the Supreme Court as the final court of appeal. Yet, we have  a growing problem today where the Supreme Court is ignoring the Constitution as well. Since Roe vs. Wade, there has been a growing number of judges who openly defy the law and make laws from the bench. The number of Supreme Court justices that adhere to the Constitution has steadily declined. We currently have four justices who uphold the Constitution and four who tend to ignore it unless it favors their viewpoint (almost never). The ninth judge has been a swing vote, not supporting either side consistently.