Why don't pro-lifers demand a president they elected do everythink he can for the cause?

Question

I notice every election pro lifers rally around the republicans but once elected, they back off.

As I understand it, the president has the power to appoint more justices to the court. Why have a nine justice court? Why not 11? or 13? That could shift the court in another direction. Why don't pro lifers insist on this?

I hear them talk about how each election will change the court forever, didn't Lincoln and FDR appoint more justices to get their way?

From Wikipedia:



"Since 1869, by statute, the Supreme Court justices numbered nine. Article III of the U.S. Constitution is silent as to how many justices may serve on the Court at any given time. Instead, the Constitution simply provides that the "judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court..." without specifying the number of justices on that Court. Only the office of "Chief Justice" is self-executing, as it alone is mentioned in the Constitution in Article I, section 3 as the officer responsible for presiding over presidential impeachments."

Answer 1

You understand incorrectly. The President can only appoint a Justice if one retires. There is a Constitutional limit of 9. Seeing as the court has decided the issue there is little the President can do to change it directly.........

Answer 2

FDR got into quite a bit of trouble when he tried to increase the size of the Supreme Court to 12 justices. His opponents called that packing the court. He kind of had to back off THAT little plan and leave it at nine. So now a president can only appoint a justice if one dies or retires.

And they're not pro-life because they don't give a damn about the kid once it's born.