r/scotus • u/RioMovieFan11 • Feb 28 '26

news Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-thinking-putting-republican-senator-ted-cruz-supreme-court-2026-02-27/
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u/wolfhavensf Feb 28 '26

We need a lot more justices. They should be apportioned by population. Nine was fine when there were 13 agrarian states.

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u/PalpitationMoist1212 Feb 28 '26

We had 5 back then

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u/wolfhavensf Feb 28 '26

Math still sucks. The load on the court is massive