Biden’s Supreme Court Commission ‘Divided’ Over Whether Packing the Court Is ‘Wise’

President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court commission is split over whether adding justices to the bench is a “wise” decision, according to a new report.

“As a legal matter, we conclude that Congress has broad power to structure the Supreme Court by expanding (or contracting) the number of Justices,” the report reads.

It continues, “The prudential question is more difficult, and Commissioners are divided on whether Court expansion would be wise.”

The report notes there are some commissioners who conclude that expanding the court “is likely to undermine, rather than enhance, the Supreme Court’s legitimacy and its role in the constitutional system, and there are significant reasons to be skeptical that expansion would serve democratic values.”

According to the commission, it has also raised “some tentative concerns about how expansion of the Supreme Court might be received in the broader domestic and international community.”- READ MORE