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The other option to change the partisan balance is to expand the court, which despite being radical in one sense is not all that difficult to do. If Democrats had unanimous agreement (which they obviously don't) they could eliminate the filibuster and pass a law right now. Sure, Republicans might do the same thing at some point, but honestly a change in the Supreme Court every time a party wins a trifecta sounds better than the randomness and time lags we have now.

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