
<p>President Joe Biden this week announced a new commission that will study Supreme Court reform and the federal judiciary. Republicans expect the commission to be the first step Biden is taking towards “court-packing.&#8221;</p>



<p>Court-packing is a strategy wherein politicians manipulate the size of a court for partisan ends.</p>



<p>In this case, Biden and the <a href="https://punchingbagpost.com/biggest-threat-to-the-republic-the-radical-left/">Democratic-controlled Congress</a> may add justices to the Supreme Court in order to overturn the conservative majority established during the Trump Administration. </p>



<p>The commission on court reform will be led by Bob Bauer. Bauer is a Biden campaign lawyer who favors term limits for justices. The panel will include 9-15 &#8220;constitutional scholars&#8221; including some former Obama officials. </p>



<p>“I often point out to people who aren’t lawyers that the Supreme Court is not defined as ‘nine person body’ in the <em>Constitution</em>, and it has changed size many times,” argues Caroline Fredrickson. Fredrickson is a member of the panel who has expressed support for expanding the court.</p>



<p>President Biden made clear his intentions to &#8220;study&#8221; court reform back in October. However, he refrained from flatly denying the possibility of court-packing. When he recruits enough &#8220;experts&#8221; to the panel, the group will have 180 days to report back to the president on “how to reform the court system because,” as Biden explains, “it’s getting out of whack.” </p>



<p>In the meantime, a handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing a constitutional amendment that would make permanent the current number of Supreme Court justices. This would prevent Biden from court-packing.</p>



<p>Sources: </p>



<p><a href="https://www.newsmax.com/us/scotus-court-packing-federal-judiciary/2021/01/27/id/1007510/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Biden Starting Commission to Examine Supreme Court Reform</a></p>



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<p><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/536155-biden-administration-begins-staffing-commission-on-court-reform">Biden begins staffing commission to study Supreme Court reform: report</a></p>



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Is Biden Taking Part in Court-Packing?
