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Biden Supreme Court commission SPLIT on adding more justices - but warn it would be 'partisan move'

The presidential panel released 200 pages of documents on Thursday night detailing arguments for and against expanding the Supreme Court, a popular Democratic talking point in 2020.

Democrats preparing to unveil new legislation to pack the Supreme Court with four new justices

House and Senate Democrats will reportedly announce the plan on Thursday The plan will see four new justices added to the nine-member Supreme Court The Constitution does not specify how many justices should sit on the court Before 1869 Congress routinely changed the number to achieve its own goals The Supreme Court now leans conservative, with Trump appointing three Republicans warned during the election that Democrats would try and change it  Biden in 2005 said packing the court with more liberal judges was 'power grab' 

Nancy Pelosi and senior Dems say they WON'T support their own party's bill to pack the Supreme Court

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi effectively killed Democrats' proposal to expand the Supreme Court by four seats  House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler will announce details of the bill Thursday Pelosi said: 'I support the president's commission to study such a proposal'  Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin also said Thursday he's not ready to back the proposal  The Supreme Court now leans conservative, with Trump appointing three Republicans warned during the election that Democrats would try and change it  Biden in 2005 said packing the court with more liberal judges was 'power grab' 

Mitch McConnell and Mitt Romney lead fury at Biden's 'court-packing' commission

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 

Biden Tasks Special Commission With 'Studying' Potential Expansion of Supreme Court

Biden Tasks Special Commission With 'Studying' Potential Expansion of Supreme Court President Joseph Biden has put together a 36-member bipartisan commission, comprised mostly of academics, to "study" different potential changes to the Supreme Court including term limits and adding more justices. Actually making changes to the court would likely cause Mitch McConnell to light himself on fire in the Senate chamber. But Biden is taking a politically necessary baby step to appease liberals who remain furious that an orange-faced charlatan who once had a TV show was able to pack the court with three conservative justices during his four years in office.

Liberals call for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire after he criticized court packing

Biden launches 'court-packing' commission