Assume that Biden wins the election, but that his legislative initiatives are consistently frustrated by the Trump Supreme Court. Nothing positive has emerged from his court commission. As a result, court packing is his only viable option if he wants to get anything done. How many new positions should be created?
The objective would be to pick the minimum number required to prevent judicial obstruction, while providing a rationale that will seem fair to the general public and will discourage GOP attempts at retaliation in the future.
The number is four. That represents the two seats which were stolen from the Democrats and given to the Republicans. It would give the left a 7-6 majority on issues relating to voting rights. It would protect us from a Supreme Court which may well be determined to ignore the will of the majority and throw elections to Republicans on frivolous legal grounds.