Americans clash over Supreme Court expansion as fight over 9 justices heats up: Lets pack it now
As lawmakers spar over whether to expand the U.S.Supreme Court (SCOTUS) beyond nine justices, Americans interviewed by Fox News Digital on Capitol Hill had competing views on whether the nation's highest court needs a shake-up at all."If it's not broken, don't fix it," Tim from Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital."If you had more justices, you could have more differing opinions there," Derek, also from Washington, said.
"So you'd have to have more of a consensus on whatever they're voting on."The debate comes after a Republican-backed constitutional amendment to permanently fix SCOTUS at nine justices failed in the House in September, falling short of the two-thirds majority required for passage.MORNING GLORY: DSA DEMOCRATS' RADICAL PLAN TO RESHAPE AMERICA STARTS WITH THE SUPREME COURTAmericans sound off on whether to expand the U.S.Supreme Court beyond nine justices.
(Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images, File)Democratic lawmakers have also introduced proposals to reshape the court, including legislation to expand its membership, establish term limits and impose additional ethics requirements." If we're gonna change the size we need to do it now," said Carl from Texas."If you're going to pack the court, let's pack it now.One person Fox News Digital spoke with questioned the motives behind efforts to increase the number of justices."I think those who want to increase the size, maybe just have a bias to it, if it be Republican or Democrat," Tim said about the idea of expanding the number of justices.
"I say just leave it as it is, man."JOHN YOO: THE LEFT'S SUPREME COURT PANIC COLLAPSES UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE FACTSAmericans sound off on whether to expand the U.S.Supreme Court beyond nine justices.
(Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)Democrats have become increasingly angry over many of the court’s votes, and many have alleged their rulings to be rooted in politics rather than law."The more people weigh in, the more accurate the results would be, right?"...