‘Where does it stop? Democrats add three seats; Republicans add four more. Pretty soon you have a 100-person unelected third-chamber of the legislature.’
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Rep. Hank Johnson (D., Ga.), Senator Ed Markey (D., Mass.), Rep. Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.), Rep. Mondaire Jones (D., N.Y.) introduce the Judiciary Act of 2021 aimed at expanding the Supreme Court outside the court in Washington, D.C., April 15, 2021.
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Update (November 29, 2021): For a more comprehensive look at the Dobbs case, and why the Court may overturn Roe, click here.
When Democratic senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York introduced their bill in April to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13, some advocates of Court-packing made it clear that the bill was meant to put political pressure on sitting Supreme Court justices.
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John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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Update (November 29, 2021): For a more comprehensive look at the Dobbs case, and why the Court may overturn Roe, click here.
When Democratic senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York introduced their bill in April to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13, some advocates of Court-packing made it clear that the bill was meant to put political pressure on sitting Supreme Court justices.
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About the Author
John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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