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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Shrinking the court wouldn't take effect immediately

Reply to hunter (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:12 PM

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And wouldn’t make any sense.

A law reducing the number of seats in the court would take effect through attrition, whereas a law expanding the court could create immediate vacancies for the current president to fill.

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