@pinsk@freeradical.zone @jalefkowit@vmst.io LOL that thread went off the rails fast. Interesting proposal. I forgot to account for what an appropriate amount of circuits should be and using the census for that makes sense to me. I'm less inclined towards using a lottery to add more seats, for a couple reasons: Theoretically, a SCOTUS justice should have a pretty solid grounding in things like law, the constitution, stuff like that. This requires an extensive education in a legal background. It is not a role best suited for the general population, unlike congress.Practically, any measure to expand the court will be measured against the amount of potential influence that can be wielded by the administration tasked with expanding the court. Keeping the size from doubling is important to curtail accusations of court packing, which would torpedo the measure regardless of who is in charge.