Commentary: Peter Certo - Court's already packed; the question is how to fix it Peter Certo FacebookTwitterEmail Four Democrats have introduced a bill that would add four seats to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the bill passes, and if President Joe Biden successfully makes all four appointments, that would give Democrats a 7-6 edge in the nation’s highest court — up from the 6-3 conservative supermajority today. Those are big ifs. Biden is lukewarm about expanding the Court, and Nancy Pelosi says she won’t schedule a vote on it. Still, Republicans are fuming. GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of conspiring to “pack the Court, destroy its legitimacy, and guarantee the rulings liberals want.”