[Alonsua]

Originally Posted by whswhs

By the time three judges have died, you will have a huge share of the population convinced they are being murdered and someone is covering it up. And that's going to damage the legitimacy of the new party; they may disagree with verdicts, but I think killing judges will be seen as a direct attack on the rule of law. And Americans are obsessed with legality.

Quoting myself:

Recipe for disaster:

Follow the Judiciary Act of 1801 to reduce the Court's size to five members. Take the president of the court out of the equation. Make two free appointments in 2017 and 2018. Suddenly three fifths of the supreme court are already puppets in your pockets.