{"id":177115,"date":"2021-02-26T12:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=177115"},"modified":"2021-02-26T14:59:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T19:59:12","slug":"gop-brings-back-legislation-to-stop-court-packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-brings-back-legislation-to-stop-court-packing\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP brings back legislation to stop court packing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-brings-back-legislation-to-stop-court-packing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=177115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2378905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378905\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2378905 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1304229848-639x437.jpg\" alt=\"ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\" width=\"639\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2378905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ORLANDO, FLORIDA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:35 AM PT \u2013 Friday, February 26, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) re-introduced legislation to keep the Supreme Court at nine justices. On Thursday, Cruz said Democrats were \u201cbrazenly\u201d discussing plans to pack the court and his bill will help protect the court\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would prevent Congress from adding more justices to the high court. It drew support from top GOP members like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Republicans previously introduced the legislation back in October 2020, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and after Democrats began to rally on the notion of court packing.<\/p>\n<p>That same month, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted \u201cexpand the court\u201d on her page. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also said every option should be on the table to restore the Supreme Court\u2019s credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said \u201cDemocrats must end the filibuster and pass legislation to expand the court.\u201d In a recent interview with MSNBC, he reiterated his goal to pack lower district courts and said he is awaiting a new commission report from Joe Biden before pursuing more justices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow as for the Supreme Court, that\u2019s the big one,\u201d Schumer stated. \u201cAnd [Biden] has put together this commission to come up with a report in 180 days. We\u2019re gonna see what that commission says and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden previously opposed any moves to expand the Supreme Court, but has since created a bipartisan commission to study reforms on the courts. Eric Holder, the former attorney general for Barack Obama, accused the Supreme Court of being stagnant and failing to progress with the times. He said the Biden administration should use its power in Democrats\u2019 favor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept for a limited period of times, in a limited number of cases, the Supreme Court has tended to defend status quo,\u201d Holder noted. \u201cSometimes in a way that is inimical to our founding ideals. You know, as we enter the beginning of the Biden administration, I think we should be frank about where we are right now. Democrats and progressives must use the power that they now have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, critics of court packing said the move could set a dangerous precedent moving forward, signaling that a political party could switch out justices when they\u2019re in power. Cruz said his bill will prevent either party from \u201cwielding the Supreme Court as a political tool for their own advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/report-5-ore-counties-vote-in-leaving-state-residents-want-to-detach-from-deep-blue-state-and-join-greater-idaho\/\">Report: 5 Ore. 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