It’s June, which means the U.S.Supreme Court is preparing to issue some of its most significant opinions of the term and, predictably, radicals on the political left are renewing their hysterical calls for sweeping changes to the court whenever decisions fail to align with their preferred policy outcomes.In recent years, virtually every Supreme Court ruling that has diverged from progressive policy preferences has been met with demands for so-called "court reform." This year, however, many prominent voices have abandoned any pretense of moderation, with demands for packing the court becoming the norm.U.S.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, one of the most influential members of the Democratic Party, recently stated, "The Supreme Court is a disgrace.In the new Congress, we’re going to have to do something about this Supreme Court and let me be very clear: Everything is on the table — everything — to deal with this corrupt MAGA majority."Michigan Democrat Rep.
Rashida Tlaib posted on social media: "Term limits for the Supreme Court.Enforce a binding Code of Ethics.
Impeach these corrupt justices.Expand the Court."JONATHAN TURLEY: CALLING THE COURT ILLEGITIMATE IS THE LEFT’S LATEST ASSAULT ON THE CONSTITUTIONJustices of the Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2022.
(OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)On April 29, Massachusetts Democrat Rep.Ayanna Pressley criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v.
Callais, stating that "Congress must immediately … take action to restore the integrity and legitimacy of this far-right majority Supreme Court—including expanding the Court, imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices, and passing a binding Supreme Court code of ethics.Every option should be on the table."While such rhetoric is not new, its intensity appears to be increasing.
The movement to expand the Supreme Court has been fueled, in part, by increasingly aggressive ...