Posted on 04/15/2021 9:21:17 AM PDT by aimhigh
Congressional Democrats will introduce legislation Thursday to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices, joining progressive activists pushing to transform the court.
The move intensifies a high-stakes ideological fight over the future of the court after President Donald Trump and Republicans appointed three conservative justices in four years, including one who was confirmed days before the 2020 election.
The Democratic bill is led by Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. It is co-sponsored by Reps. Hank Johnson of Georgia and Mondaire Jones of New York.
The Supreme Court can be expanded by an act of Congress, but the legislation is highly unlikely to become law in the near future given Democrats' slim majorities, which include scores of lawmakers who are not on board with the idea. President Joe Biden has said he is "not a fan" of packing the court.
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They always report Democrat scams so matter of factly, absent all the bromides and weasel words they apply to Republicans.
Conservatives set to ignore phony “laws” in 3...2...1...
One of the Dem arguments is that an expanded court is needed so the Court can hear more cases. Since every justice must be included in each ruling, adding more justices will actually slow down the process, as they wait for each justice to submit their opinions.
Tactically dumb.
How much thought did they put into this? 6-3 add 4 to the right and you get 7-6 Dem appointed. That is the extent of their thought.
Already there.
Just what FDR did to get his policies approved.
A lib had replied to a tweet, about this, with Only fair....Repubs just did the same thing.
Geez.
A dumbed down society....brought to us by leftists AND tolerant/complicit RINOs, over the decades....has gotten us to this point.
Marxists took over while America slept :-(
Yep, intimidation.
February 05, 1937 -- FDR announces “court-packing” planhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-announces-court-packing-planOn February 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt announces a plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges, allegedly to make it more efficient. Critics immediately charged that Roosevelt was trying to “pack” the court and thus neutralize Supreme Court justices hostile to his New Deal.
Pelosi has said she will not bring this to the floor.
Yep, see my comment #11.
Please do this and ram it home Long party lines with Lisa M.
Just finished watching this discussion by the Democrats on FOX News. I was so disgusted with this I wanted to be there to wrap a crowbar around around the necks of some liberals. It is supposed to have been made plain to all that this(the Supreme Court) is not to be a politically oriented group. Sure couldn’t tell by watching this hateful discussion!
Gotta hand it to them, they don’t screw around.
Steal an American Presidential election, then completely tear the country down and remake it.
Not bashful at all, are they?
Real Gangsters.
This is all about their hatred for the 2nd Amendment. They think if SCOTUS declares the 2nd null and void, people will magically comply. It AINT gonna happen.
All this is nothing but frustration and panic by the DemonRats.
Why? To dilute the “conservative” majority currently there?
Why bother? Roberts has been compromised.
5.56mm
When Republicans regain the White House, Senate, and House they can introduce a bill to add four more justices to the Supreme Court. The game is on!
Supreme Court is already corrupt. Ain’t that right Mr. Roberts?
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