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FDR tried and members of his own party came out against him.

It’s a non-starter.



There are good reasons to increase the size though, mainly it being one of the smallest Supreme Courts in the world.


“Smallest in the world” doesn’t seem like a good reason at all.

The reason why the Democratic party revolted against FDR attempt to stuff the Supreme Court was because it was such an obvious runaround of the Constituion.




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