Harris teases court reform but offers few details in Pennsylvania town hall
Al Jazeera
Democratic lawmakers have been slow to embrace calls for reform amid flagging public trust in highest judicial body.
Vice President Kamala Harris has suggested that she could be open to reforming the United States Supreme Court, particularly in the wake of its controversial decision to end the federal right to an abortion.
Appearing on Wednesday at a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania, Harris — the Democratic candidate for the presidency — signalled that she is receptive to possible changes but offered few details.
“I do believe that there should be some kind of reform of the court, and we can study what that actually looks like,” Harris said in a brief response.
It was one of two major governmental changes that were floated during the town hall — the other being an end to filibusters.
Harris has previously expressed support for nixing the filibuster: The term refers to the process of stalling a congressional debate indefinitely so that a measure fails to come to a vote.
