Amy Coney Barrett

[Kevin]

It works for so long as either side can motivate its base to show up and only so long as the people retain ultimate power. Most are predicting a flipped Senate and a Biden presidency. Not only do I predict that they will expand the SCOTUS. I think they'll pack the Article III courts as well, which is probably warranted as their case load and the populations they serve have expanded, so there's almost certainly a decent rationale there.

And of course, why stop there? Statehood for D.C., maybe turn California into some sort of gerrymandered mess of new states in order to pack the Senate and really consolidate power.

Abd why stop there? Then how about disbanding the electoral college and electing the President by popular vote?

The natural progression of what you propose foresees a back and forth equilibrium. The only logical step for either party is to do whatever it can to upset the equilibrium and place themselves in an unassailable position. This is how dictatorships begin.

When I recall the fall of the Roman Republic and how that transpired, it seems we're standing on the precipice of something like that.