No, she said, noting that she supports President Biden’s commission to study such a proposal. I think it is an idea that should be considered, Pelosi said. It’s a big step. It’s not out of the question. It has been done before. In the history of our country, a long time ago, and the growth of our country, the size of our country, the growth of our challenges in terms of the economy, et cetera, might necessitate such a thing.
She added: I have no plans to bring it to the floor.
If passed, Biden would have the ability to add four justices, overcoming the high court s present 6-3 conservative majority.
Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., argues on ‘The Faulkner Focus’ that the Democrats’ court-packing bill is an ‘extreme power grab.’
President Biden is not ready to say whether he supports legislation introduced by House and Senate Democrats that would expand the Supreme Court and is waiting for the findings of a bipartisan commission he impaneled last week that will be reviewing a range of proposed potential reforms to the high court, the White House said Thursday.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., proposed legislation Thursday that would expand the Supreme Court to 13 seats. There are currently nine seats on the court a number that has remained the same since 1869.
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Biden Fulfills Campaign Pledge to Create Commission on Supreme Court Reforms
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President Joe Biden issued an executive order over the weekend that creates a commission to study potential reforms for the Supreme Court, including expanding the size of the court and instituting term limits for sitting justices.
The formation of such a commission would fulfill a presidential campaign pledge Biden made in October, when debate about the Supreme Court hit a fever pitch during the confirmation for Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who replaced the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.