Paul Craig: ‘Court-packing’ bill ill-advised
Published: 4/29/2021 1:10:04 PM
During last year’s presidential campaign, both presidential candidate Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris artfully dodged questions by reporters about packing the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today, truth and reality have come to pass. Congress has a court-packing bill in the works while President Biden has created a court-reform study group. No matter what our own Sen. Edward J. Markey asserts, the Court is neither “broken” nor “out of balance.”
Markey et alia may not like the current composition of the Court, but that is not sufficient reason for their so-called court reform that would make the Court a virtual legislature.