SCOTUS, odd or even. What say you? More...

It has typically had odd numbers of justices so that there would always be a tie breaker. But should such important decisions be made with a margin of only one vote? If an even number of justices can't decide on a case, then maybe the case was not worth arguing in the first place.

Posted: 02/05/2017 at 3:26PM

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SCOTUS, odd or even. What say you? More... -- IB4TECH 02/05/2017 3:26PM

Prefer 20. 19 conservatives, 1 liberal. ** -- ryno hoo 02/05/2017 5:14PM

With an even number of justices many cases end up tied -- AlexHoo 02/05/2017 4:54PM

Seems like this would require a revision to the Judicial Circuits act of -- Seattle .Hoo 02/05/2017 4:26PM

I prefer that Circuit Court splits be resolved ** -- 757 02/05/2017 3:52PM

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