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First on the fox: Senator Ted CruzR-TX, a constitutional modification is reintroduced to capture the number of judges of the Supreme Court at nine, in the midst of calls to extend the court.
Cruz, now joining 15 cosponsors, including Republicans sens. Bill Cassidy (la), Chuck Grassley (IA), Mike Crapo (ID), Thom Tillis (NC) and John Cornyn (TX), previously presented the modification in 2021 and 2023.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Cruz said Democrats are looking for To “use the court to move forward in the objectives of politics, they cannot achieve electorally.”
“This movement would be a direct assault on the design of our Constitution, designed to ensure that the Supreme Court is still a non -partisan tutor of the rule of law,” said Cruz. “This modification is a necessary review of its efforts to undermine the integrity of the court.”
Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX, is reintroducing a constitutional modification to capture the number of judges of the Supreme Court at nine, in the midst of calls to extend the court. (Reuters)
Grassley also said that the modification would guarantee the independence of the court due to political pressures.
“The democratic court packaging regime would erase the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and destroy the historical precedent,” Grassley said in a statement. “The court is a co-equal branch of the Government and our modification to remain will ensure that it remains independent of political pressure.”
The court of new justice It currently has a conservative supermajority. After several reference decisions in recent years, including the cancellation of ROE V. WADE In 2022, Democrats have reinforced calls for imposing court reforms, including expanding and packing the court and imposing deadline limits.
In October, Then the President of Vice President Kamala Harris It entertained the notion of imposing court reforms during a CNN City Council. Harris was asked if he would support the expansion of the number of judges from nine to 12 current.
“There is no doubt that the North -American people are losing more and more confidence in the Supreme Court and, in large part, due to the behavior of certain members of this court and by certain sentences, including the Dobbs decision and eliminating A precedent I had I have been in place for 50 years, protecting the right of women to make decisions about their own body, “Harris said during the event.
In October, then Vice President Kamala Harris entertained the notion of imposing court reforms during a CNN City Council. (Screenshot/CNN)
“So, I think there should be some kind of court reform and we can study what really looks.”
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R Ilhan OmarA Democrat of Minnesota also called for reforming the court in the same month, saying in social media publications: “We must radically reform the broken Supreme Court.”
Democrats have constantly proposed legislation to expand the Supreme Court to a bank of 13 justice.
The reintroduction of the modification of Senator Ted Cruz comes to light of the left -wing calls to expand the Supreme Court and impose term limits on the judges. (Saul Loeb // Pool via Reuters)
In May 2023, Georgia Democratic Representative Hank Johnson joined the Democratic Sensus, Massachusetts, Tina Smith of Minnesota, and Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, as well as Democratic representatives Jerry Nadler, Cori Bush. of Mississippi and Adam Schiff of California, when reintroducing the judicial law of 2023.
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“We want to prevent this type of rot and decay from overcoming a supreme court again.” Johnson told Fox News Digital In October.
