GOP reps announce constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court at 9 'before it's too late'
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A group of six House Republicans Tuesday will introduce a constitutional amendment aimed at setting the number of Supreme Court justices at nine in a reaction to calls from Democrats to pack the court and a commission ordered by President Biden to study the topic.
Biden's 36-member commission would study not just adding justices to the court but also other potential reforms as well, including "the length of service and turnover of justices on the Court; the membership and size of the Court; and the Court’s case selection, rules, and practices." But Republicans have said the commission is simply a disguise for a politically motivated effort to alter the Supreme Court. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the commission a "direct assault on our nation's independent judiciary." Amendment to Set Supreme Co... by Fox NewsMore Related News