Leading GOP Senators: Court-Packing Proposal Would ‘Destroy Judicial Independence’

Leading GOP Senators: Court-Packing Proposal Would ‘Destroy Judicial Independence’
Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Marcia Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) hold a news conference to voice their opposition to adding justices to the U.S. Supreme Court outside the court's building in Washington, on April 22, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Leading Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday held a press conference expressing their opposition to the Democrat proposal to expand the Supreme Court from 9 to 13 seats.

The three senators compared the Democrat-led effort as a push to “rig” the Supreme Court that would ultimately “destroy judicial independence.”

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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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