Andy Craig makes a case for court packing, but with constitutional legitimacy. Though if we're going to do cement a number of justices in the Constitution -- which strikes me as a good idea -- I'm not necessarily sold on nine rather than a larger number, which would put less sway to individual appointments.

The Unfortunate Necessity of Court Packing to Stop America’s Authoritarian Drift
A proposal to add justices without opening a cycle of mutually assured destruction
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