GOP Senators Propose Constitutional Amendment to Block Packing Supreme Court

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington on Sept. 19, 2020. Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

A group of Republican senators has proposed a constitutional amendment to prevent Democratic lawmakers from expanding the Supreme Court if Joe Biden wins the White House and the Democrats take a majority in the Senate.

The provision, dubbed the “Keep Nine” amendment, would prevent Congress from expanding or subtracting justices from the Supreme Court.