Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court
President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme Court, according to officials familiar with the commission.
The move comes as liberals are calling for additional seats to balance out the conservative-dominated bench that is increasingly going to the right on abortion, immigration, voting rights and religious freedom cases.
Biden first proposed a presidential commission as a candidate last October, partly as an alternative to immediate “court packing” demands from Democrats, as proposals for more seats on the nine-member bench are dubbed. Another idea that scholars have raised in recent years, and could be under consideration, is term limits for the justices, who currently enjoy life tenure.
72% of state voters support mask mandate. But Republicans worry only about Trump supporters. By Bruce Thompson - Jan 27th, 2021 02:59 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Photo provided by Milwaukee Health Department.
Why are Wisconsin Republicans so eager to get rid of measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19? The latest manifestation of this tendency is their push to end Gov.
Tony Evers’ mask mandate, currently the only statewide restriction aimed at controlling the virus.
A recent article in the New York Times discussed a model from Columbia University that estimates the likely number of future COVID-19 infections between now and July, when it assumes that vaccinations will be available for the whole population. The figure below summarizes the number of infections (in millions) under five scenarios using that model: