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2024-06-26 04:58:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9DCAB1FBE1CF21EFB31CDA75195EA773D1B10BEDB70DD682A6C20C25D6CBC473
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Context needed: While Joe Biden was President in 2022 when the Dobbs decision was handed down, a majority of the Justices voting to overturn Roe were appointed by Donald Trump. As for expanding the court, the only body who can expand the court is the U.S. Congress. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations/SupremeCourtNominations1789present.htm https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/overturning-roe-is-just-the-beginning#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20during%20his%20presidential,of%20protections%20for%20abortion%20rights. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-judicial-branch/#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20does%20not%20stipulate,Justices%2C%20including%20one%20Chief%20Justice.
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