For the same reason its controversial to use simple majority votes to annul the constitution, rescind the bill of rights, imprison dissenters and outlaw opposition parties
The country was founded on the civil agreement of a government with a separation of powers, checks and balances. When a party moves to strike down the carefully maintained separation of powers and seize unilateral control over one of the three branches of government, it delegitimizes the entire government.

There is a perception that the Supreme Court is the least political branch of government and that's probably true to an extent. "Packing" it would further erode that faith.

it wasnt always 9 but it has been since the 1860s. they tried once under FDR and it failed, even RGB said 9 is a good number.

its political in the sense that somehow constitutional interpretation is “politicial”

I don't want Democrats to pack the court... but they have every incentive to do it, and the actions of Republicans have made it a real possibility.

yes you do, and you want them to nationalize middle-class savings which is why you’re voting for them straight-ticket for the 3rd election in a row (your words)

Uh, no, it did not fail?! The threat of packing the Supreme Court is the primary reason why the court all of a sudden stopped blocking or striking down FDR's New Deal policies. FDR showed them the stick, and they fell in line.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Oct 9 2020 05:57am

There's not much to say really. Trump is getting massacred so I'll just post the numbers. Biden's national polling average is sitting at +10.6 points. At this point, we need to discuss how much we should punish Trump and his supporters for their collective sins.

AK: Trump +4.9 (+0). 538 chance to win: Trump 78% (+0%), Economist chance to win: Trump 93% (+3%).
AZ: Biden +3.9 (-0.5). 538 chance to win: Biden 68% (+2%), Economist chance to win: Biden 67% (-1%).
FL: Biden +3.9 (+0.4). 538 chance to win: Biden 72% (+6%), Economist chance to win: Biden 76% (+5%).
GA: Biden +1.3 (+0.4). 538 chance to win: Trump 50% (-5%), Economist chance to win: Trump 54% (+3%).
IA: Biden +0.2 (+1.3). 538 chance to win: Trump 58% (-6%), Economist chance to win: Trump 64% (+1%).
ME-2: Biden +2.4 (+1.6). 538 chance to win: Biden 52% (-7%). Economist: N/A
MI: Biden +7.9 (+0.3). 538 chance to win: Biden 91% (+1%), Economist chance to win: Biden 92% (+0%).
MN: Biden +9.1 (-0.2). 538 chance to win: Biden 92% (+2%), Economist chance to win: Biden 95% (+0%).
NE-2: Biden +7.5 (+1.1). 538 chance to win: Trump 78% (+7%). Economist: N/A
NV: Biden +6.3 (-0.5). 538 chance to win: Biden 87% (+2%), Economist chance to win: Biden 88% (+0%).
NH: Biden +11.6 (+1.9). 538 chance to win: Biden 86% (+6%), Economist chance to win: Biden 94% (+3%).
NC: Biden +3.2 (+1.0). 538 chance to win: Biden 67% (+9%), Economist chance to win: Biden 64% (+2%).
OH: Trump +0.3 (+0.8). 538 chance to win: Trump 51% (+2%), Economist chance to win: Trump 65% (+6%).
PA: Biden +6.8 (+0.5). 538 chance to win: Biden 88% (+6%), Economist chance to win: Biden 89% (+2%).
TX: Trump +1.4 (-0.3). 538 chance to win: Trump 69% (-2%), Economist chance to win: Trump 70% (-8%).
WI: Biden +7.4 (+0.4). 538 chance to win: Biden 88% (+5%), Economist chance to win: Biden 91% (+0%).

Current map: https://www.270towin.com/maps/lWrQd

This post was edited by thundercock on Oct 18 2020 04:18pm

would be hilarious to see trump leaving the country.

Where are you getting the percentages from? I use RCP's database, and their Florida numbers are +1.4.