Pelosi Cites Population Growth to Defend Potential Court-Packing Push

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday cited population growth while making a hypothetical case for adding justices to the Supreme Court, saying that perhaps the country needs more district courts as well to account for the larger population.

Asked on MSNBC whether she is “open to efforts” to add seats to the Supreme Court, known as packing the court, Pelosi left the question open.

“I think that Joe Biden has given us a good path. He’s going to have something that people can understand why this is important,” Pelosi said moments after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Monday evening.

“Not just the Supreme Court but the other courts,” Pelosi continued. “In 1876, there were nine justices on the Court. Our population has grown enormously since then. Should we expand the Court? Well, let’s take a look and see. And that relates to the nine district courts. Maybe we need more district courts as well.”

https://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-cites-population-growth-defend-124303960.html

[AmericanCanuck]

1. We should never call it court packing

We should always call it court UNpacking.

The repukes have packed the court already.

[MFGsunny]

3. HUGE Amen from me too on this one!

LANGUAGE MATTERS. PERIOD.

It's "expand" dear media. Why not use Pelosi's words if you're going to quote her??????????????????????

LET'S NOT AID AND ABET Gooper framing. Fight back and correct it everywhere and every time.

Please nd Thank You.

[TheRealNorth]

10. Exactly

and if the media calls it packing, you call them out for using a Republican talking point.

[MFGsunny]

11. + 1000 n/t

[beachbumbob]

2. Less said, better said. No need to have any comments now, media

looking for anything to make an issue against biden so why help them?

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Two panels of 9 Justices, put them in some sort of random rotation...

[Retrograde]

5. Let's expand the House as well

Same reason: it's been 435 since the early 20th century - we have more than 3X the population now.

[Roland99]

7. This

[DemDaDemDem]

9. Repeal the Apportionment Act of 1929!

N/T

[Roland99]

6. Aren't there 13 circuits, too?

[octoberlib]

8. There are nine Justices because there

were nine circuits. Now there are thirteen. She’s exactly right. Needs to be done

[Doremus]

12. Go Nancy! Let's hope there are enough Dems in agreement to see this to fruition. nt