«It’s important that the Supreme Court is able to resolve conflicts among other courts about what the federal law is,» Ginsburg said. «That’s why eight is not a good number.»
Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought having vacancies on the Supreme Court was dangerous to the integrity of the Court and would cause inconsistency among federal laws. “It’s important that the Supreme Court is able to resolve conflicts among other courts about what the federal law is,” Ginsburg said. “That’s why eight is not a good number.” “If we’re unable to decide the question, you can have one federal law in one area of the country and the opposite federal law in another part of the country,” she explained.
