U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit the Supreme Court of the United States to nine justices. Once approved by Congress, the amendment would go to the states for ratification.
“Though there is less talk about court packing these days from Democrats, adding to the Supreme Court remains a bad idea. I am again supporting this legislation to protect the constitutional credibility of the Supreme Court,” said Senator Young.
“For years, Democrats have openly said they intend to pack the Supreme Court. They seek to use the Court to advance policy goals they can’t accomplish electorally. Such a move would be a direct assault on the design of our Constitution, which is designed to ensure the Supreme Court remains a non-partisan guardian of the rule of law. This amendment is a badly-needed check on their efforts to undermine the integrity of the Court,” said Senator Cruz.
Senator Young has long led efforts to ensure that the number of Supreme Court justices remains at nine including during the 118th Congress, 117th
In addition to Senators Young and Cruz, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) also co-sponsored the amendment.
Read the complete text of the amendment here.
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