Speaker Johnson says that packing the court “would not serve the country.”
The U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass an amendment to the Constitution this past week that would cap the number of justices on the Supreme Court at nine. The amendment lacked the two-thirds majority required for adoption. The vote mostly split along party lines.
Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona initially proposed the amendment, stating that “it fixes the number of justices at nine permanently, not because nine is a magic number, but because a fixed court cannot be expanded by whoever happens to win the next election.”
“Nine justices has worked well,” said Speaker Mike Johnson. “If you go down the road of packing the Supreme Court, it turns into a political palooza, and it would not serve the country.”
“I understand why they’re putting it on, [but] the American public aren’t asking about this,” Congressman Pete Aguilar of California stated. “Nowhere ever are people saying, ‘You know what we should do? We should cap the number of Supreme Court justices.’”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For members of the House as they evaluate aspects of the federal government and introduce legislation to update it.
- For wisdom for Speaker Johnson as he presides over business in the House of Representatives and brings measures to the floor for votes.
Sources: The Hill, CBS News, SCOTUSBlog
