I'm thinking that the DS new full well that the appointment of JS was not going to go the distance, that SCOTUS would ultimately shoot him down, and then the DS will be able to used that decision to argue that SCOTUS is out of control, and therefore needs to be rebalanced by expanding the court. (Sorry for the extremely long sentence.)

I'm thinking that the DS new full well that the appointment of JS was not going to go the distance, that SCOTUS would ultimately shot him down, and then the DS will be able to used that decision to argue that SCOTUS is out of control, and therefore needs to be rebalanced by expanding the court. (Sorry for the extremely long sentence.)