The left's court p[acking agenda

 Jarrett Stepman:

The Left has let the mask slip and made clear that it intends to pack or otherwise decimate the Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden announced last week in a Washington Post op-ed that he would promote a “reform” of the nation’s highest court that would include term limits and new “ethics” rules for justices.

The plan was signed off on by Vice President Kamala Harris, who at this point appears to be the de facto president with Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race.

The Left’s plan to bork the court isn’t just being backed by the White House; it’s being adopted by prominent Democrats and members of the left-wing literati.


“The Supreme Court has become a morass, both ethically and substantively,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told NBC News after Biden’s announcement. “We’re going to look at everything. There are lots of proposals.”

A leftist law professor at Northwestern University wrote for The Hill that Biden didn’t go far enough and that the White House should just start packing the Supreme Court without bothering to soft-pedal it with term limits.

These threats should be taken seriously.
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It is not the first time the Democrats have tried this before.  Franklin Roosevelt attempted it.  It was rejected by voters.  It is telling that they want to change the constitutional order to impose their unpopular agenda.

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