Ocasio-Cortez, Other Dems Call to Pack Supreme Court Within Minutes of Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation

Ocasio-Cortez, Other Dems Call to Pack Supreme Court Within Minutes of Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 15, 2019. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) late Monday called for packing the U.S. Supreme Court just minutes after Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate to be the ninth member of the court.

“Expand the court,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter just minutes after the final confirmation vote. She later contended, “There is a legal process for expansion,” without elaborating.