desperate bid normalize republican party insane stance keep scalia seat supreme court empty new talk point try conservatives time limit constitution nothing magical nine justices dean reuter say panel meet conservative political action conference cpac country start six justices many ten point time continue recently 2010 justice elena kagan come court solicitor general recuse third case see sense urgency fully expect repeat eventually mimic corporate media one thing besides cripple america gop really good make sabotage seem perfectly normal corporate media always will accomplice charade tie knot avoid call historic extremism right.a side benefit use kind rhetoric keep 9th seat empty long democrat win november already normalize reduce court like stack court add seat dilute power one set justices reverse.on flip side republicans somehow win november surprise suddenly realize justices enough really 11 would happen conservative group call conservatives ostensibly party preserve status quo american right wing zero interest preserve tradition precedent constitution interest preserve power expense.featured image via rational politics new republican scotus tactic need justices anyway