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INTERVIEW: The case for 9 justices

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The Opposition, I Think You've Said It All.

The Supreme Court has stayed at nine justices because it allows for consistency and keeping the politics out of the court. When a party is in power, that's when they have the opportunity to change the law. Since 1857, we've had a unified government 48 different times. 23 of those events were Democrat unification and 25 of those times, the Republicans have been in power.

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