# President Biden Calls for Major Changes to the Supreme Court

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 29, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-calls-for-major-changes-to-the-supreme-court/1004954 "2024-07-29T15:47:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-calls-for-major-changes-to-the-supreme-court/1004954/21 "2024-07-29T17:17:38Z")

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> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> While I can see some value to this, I think it misses the one biggest flaw that’s been introduced by populists over the last few years, which is the loss of the need for a supermajority’s assent to be able to emplace a new Justice.

You think that having a completely empty Supreme Court is a good thing? Because that’s what you get by requiring a supermajority.

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