Several House Democrats are set to unveil legislation Thursday to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.; House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.; Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.; and Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y.; will announce the bill at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a press conference on the steps of the Supreme Court. Given Democrats’ control of the White House and Senate, the legislation could allow the party to supersede the court’s current conservative majority by “packing” the Court with liberal justices. The Intercept reported that the legislation, the text of which is not yet public, would expand the Supreme Court to 13 seats. There are currently nine seats on the court. That number has remained the same since 1869. Some Democrats have been loudly calling for the expansion of the Supreme Court after former President Donald Trump had three nominees confirmed during his presidency. They decry some of the rulings the court has issued, accusing the justices of being biased toward Republicans. The number of justices is not specified in the Constitution. (Source: Fox News)
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