GOP Senators Seek Constitutional Amendment To Prevent Supreme Court ‘Packing’

The Republicans’ efforts are seen as pre-emptive moves to prevent efforts by the Democrats to ‘pack’ the court with more liberal voices.

AP/Jacquelyn Martin
The Supreme Court on June 30, 2022. AP/Jacquelyn Martin

Senator Cruz of Texas on Wednesday reintroduced a proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution and cap the number of justices on the Supreme Court at the current level of nine in order to block Democratic attempts to pack an increasingly conservative bench.

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