Republican and Democrats have slammed Joe Biden s announcement
They have said it is divisive , brainless , a radical left ploy and a power grab
Biden established commission to examine expanding the Supreme Court Friday
Move would wipe out conservative majority on the bench formed under Trump
Mitch McConnell said it was more evidence of the far-left s influence on Biden
Mitt Romney said it would forever diminish institutions at our foundation
Rep. Marsha Blackburn said Democrats will destroy institutions to seize power
Nikki Haley said: Court packing is undemocratic, divisive, and brainless
The panel of 36 legal scholars is made up of both liberals and conservatives
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April 09, 2021
President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate. In addition to legal and other scholars, the Commissioners includes former federal judges and practitioners who have appeared before the Court, as well as advocates for the reform of democratic institutions and of the administration of justice. The expertise represented on the Commission includes constitutional law, history and political science.
The Commission’s purpose is to provide an analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, including an appraisal of the merits and legality of particular reform proposals. The topics it will examine include the genesis of the reform debate; the Court’s role in the Constitutional system; the length of service and turnover of justices on the Court; the
White House establishes commission to study the Supreme Court but it won’t make final recommendations for reform
A 36-member commission the White House established to study the US Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform, according to details released Friday, a possible letdown for liberals hoping for President Joe Biden to push for more justices on the bench.
The long-awaited commission announcement developed from a pledge Biden made as a candidate last October, as liberals were calling for additional seats to be added to America’s high court, to try to bring greater balance to a bench dominated 6-3 by conservatives poised to continue its right turn on abortion rights, religious liberty and voting restrictions.