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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in March 2015. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images
President Bill Clinton had his eye on the future when he nominated Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court in 1994. Judge Breyer will bring to the court a well-recognized and impressive ability to build bridges in pursuit of fairness and justice, Clinton said in announcing his nomination. In the generations ahead, the Supreme Court will face questions of overriding national importance, many of which we cannot today even imagine.
It s not just the things the court has ruled on that have changed; the atmosphere around Supreme Court confirmations has shifted dramatically.
Democrats’ Court-Packing Schemes All About Power
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks April 15 with the Supreme Court as a backdrop to outline a bill to expand the number of seats on the high court from nine to 13. Nadler is flanked by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., left, and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. (Photo: Saul Loeb/ AFP/Getty Images)
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The Democrats’ plans to pack the Supreme Court appear to be getting serious.
Left-wing proposals to put more justices on the Supreme Court have been floated for years. Now that Democrats have taken power, they’re putting those plans in motion.
Jarrett is a columnist for The Daily Signal. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on April 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Joshua Roberts / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
A group of powerful congressional Democrats recently unveiled legislation that would expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices.
Nadler exposed what’s fundamentally wrong with the court-packing plans. They in effect would treat courts as if they are just another legislative body.
The end result would be that the Supreme Court and other federal courts are subject to constant packing as the political parties take and lose power.
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