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Some Democrats in Congress have revealed a proposal to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court from nine to 13, according to NPR<\/a>. The legislation was introduced yesterday in the House of Representatives and the Senate, according to The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The legislation is referred to as the Judiciary Act of 2021. It is co-sponsored by Representatives Jerrold Nadler, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, as well as New York\u2019s Mondaire Jones, Georgia\u2019s Hank Johnson, and Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey.<\/p>\n

Congressional Republicans are opposed to the plan. They are accusing Democrats of “court packing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people will say we\u2019re packing the court,\u201d Nadler said yesterday. \u201cWe\u2019re not packing it. We\u2019re unpacking it. Senator McConnell and the Republicans packed the court over the last couple of years.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The bill\u2019s supporters point to the conservatives now being the 6-3 majority in the court. Democrats are also still angry Senate Republicans would not even consider President Barack Obama\u2019s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in 2016.<\/p>\n

At the time, Republicans blamed it on the fact it was an election year. However, last year they pushed through Trump\u2019s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett during an election season.<\/p>\n

President Biden has signed an executive order to set up a bipartisan commission to research making changes in the Supreme Court. As part of the study, the commission will also look at the court\u2019s size and the justices’ lifetime appointments.<\/p>\n

House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi does not plan to introduce the legislation on the House floor. However, she said the idea \u201cshould be considered.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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