Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris refused during this week's debate with VP Mike Pence to say whether she'd pack the Supreme Court.
When asked point-blank by VP Pence, Harris redirected to talk about Abraham Lincoln.
Sen. Kamala Harris refuses to answer if Joe Biden would pack the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/eeYSqQJkN0
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 8, 2020
When asked again, point-blank, by VP Pence, Harris again redirected to talk about Trump's previous SCOTUS appointments.
"Let’s talk about packing the court then. Let’s talk about the fact," she said. "Do you know that of the 50 people who President Trump appointed to the court of appeals for lifetime appointments, not one is black? This is what they’ve been doing. You want to talk about packing a court? Let’s have that discussion."
The American people still don't know whether a Biden/Harris administration will pack the court, but we do know what will happen if they try.
Convention of States co-founder and constitutional lawyer Mike Farris posted about this topic on his Facebook page, and the projections aren't pretty:
Two things will happen for sure if the Democrats succeed in packing the Court.
First, it will result in the complete politicization of the Supreme Court. The Court’s own actions have moved the Court very far down the road in becoming a policy rather than a judicial body. But Court packing would remove any semblance of an independent judiciary.
Second, the Republicans would have to retaliate after the next election. They would add another four seats—at least.
And an escalating game of one-upsmanship would ensue. We could end up with dozens of members of the Court.
All of this is untenable and it would destroy the checks and balances essential for a constitutional republic.
Now that Democrats have put this threat on the table, it will always hang over the heads of the American people -- no matter which party is in charge.
Right now, the number of SCOTUS justices can be set by Congress. The only way to change that status quo is through a constitutional amendment, and the only way to get such an amendment is via a Convention of States.
Congress likes having this power over the Supreme Court, so they'll never propose an amendment that solidifies the size of SCOTUS. But a Convention of States is called and controlled by the states. It has the power, under Article V of the Constitution, to propose a constitutional amendment that limits the size of the federal government -- including the Supreme Court.
We're almost halfway towards the 34 states we need to trigger a Convention. If you want to get involved in this historic movement, sign the petition below!
