The Importance of Mandatory Jurisdiction in Court Reform

The idea of giving this court any more cases and any more power makes my blood run a little cold. The Supreme Court has fought against mandatory jurisdiction because according to them, it takes away time from important questions. So in a way, restoring a kind of mandatory jurisdiction would actually strip the court of some of its power - at least in its agenda setting sense. But it would give it more cases to decide and thus more power over all of us,. To my mind at least, that's a major drawback.