The Supreme Court has consisted of nine Supreme Court Justices since 1869 and cannot be changed without Congressional action.
Sen. Ed Markey and House of Representatives members Jerrold Nadler, Hank Johnson and Mondaire Jones were to announce the introduction of the legislation in both chambers Thursday. The Bill would expand the number of justices from the current nine to 13, according to the Senate bill.
Today Pelosi’s stated “I have no intention to bring it (the bill) to the floor,” but said she approves off Biden’s Executive order to establish a Presidential Commission to investigate the expansion.
Pelosi some analysts report is unsure of whether the measure would go forward with the small majority that she holds in the House. Pelosi did not elaborate.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. In what marked one of the most emotional moments of Florida’s 2021 legislative session, Senate Democrats on Thursday called on major Republican political donors to pressure Gov. Ron DeSantis to stop “anti-mob” legislation they deem racist, unconstitutional and partisan. “Don’t sit on the sidelines, do something. Take a position,” Sen. Perry Thurston, a Democrat, said in a .
Prominent Democrats Held Range of Opinions on Court-Packing
15 Apr 2021
Prominent Democrats have held a range of opinions on court-packing coinciding with the constant fluctuations of the political landscape, with some fiercely opposing the scheme in the past despite the newfound push from the radical left to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices a move Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) believes will “rightfully reflect the values of the majority of the American people.”
Markey, formally unveiling the legislation on Thursday alongside fellow Democrats, asserted the U.S. currently has a Court with a “stilted, illegitimate 6-3 conservative majority” which has “caused this crisis of confidence in our country.” Conservatives fundamentally question such statements, contending the claims of a “conservative” majority remain shaky, at best.
“The idea that nine people, that a nine-person court, can overturn laws that … hundreds and thousands of legislators, advocacy and policymakers drew consensus on … we have to … just ask ourselves, I think as a country, how much does that current structure benefit us? And I don’t think it does,” she said.
Sen. Edward Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, led the charge Thursday to unveil a bill to add four seats to the bench, declaring that the Supreme Court is broken and needs to be fixed.
“The United States Supreme Court is broken. It is out of balance and it needs to be fixed,” Mr. Markey said on the steps of the Supreme Court. “Too many Americans have lost faith in the court as a neutral arbiter.”
Shaheen, Hassan, Kuster, Pappas oppose US Supreme Court expansion
All-Democratic NH congressional delegation weighs in on newly unveiled bill to expand court to 13 justices Share Updated: 8:56 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
Shaheen, Hassan, Kuster, Pappas oppose US Supreme Court expansion
All-Democratic NH congressional delegation weighs in on newly unveiled bill to expand court to 13 justices Share Updated: 8:56 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021 U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas are unanimous in opposing the proposed expansion of the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court.(This report has been updated to include a clarification by Sen. Maggie Hassan s office of a spokesperson s initial comment to WMUR on the proposed expansion of the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.)The four Democratic members of the New Hampshire’s congressional delegation weighed in Thursday after U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, a