Democrats to unveil bill to expand U.S. Supreme Court by 4 seats
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(Reuters) - Congressional Democrats plan to introduce legislation on Thursday to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four justices, a proposal aimed at breaking the conservative grip on the court that promises to draw fierce opposition from Republicans.
Senator Ed Markey and House of Representatives members Jerrold Nadler, Hank Johnson and Mondaire Jones have scheduled a news conference for Thursday to announce the introduction of the legislation in both chambers. The measure would expand the number of justices from the current nine to 13, according to a copy of the Senate bill reviewed by Reuters.
Democrats in Congress Are Planning to Move Ahead on Expanding the Supreme Court
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Democratic lawmakers in Congress are expected to announce legislation that would add four more seats to the United States Supreme Court.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-New York), who is chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and co-sponsored by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) and Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-New York), will likely spark heated debate about the rightful size of the court, as well as other reforms some are pushing, including limits on how long sitting justices can serve.
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Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) joined his Democrat colleagues on Thursday, unveiling the left’s proposal, the Judiciary Act Of 2021, to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices instead of nine, contending it would “rightfully reflect the values of the majority of the American people.”
Markey sharply criticized Republicans, accusing them, under the leadership of then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and former President Trump, of breaking the Supreme Court following the nomination and confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
“As a result, we have a stilted, illegitimate 6-3 conservative majority on the court that has caused this crisis of confidence in our country,” Markey claimed, despite conservatives remaining shaky on whether the Court has a consistent conservative majority at all.
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