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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The Biden administration’s commission on the Supreme Court dealt a blow to left-wing court-packing proposals in a report last week, arguing that expanding the number of justices on the nation’s highest court “is likely to undermine, rather than enhance, the Supreme Court’s legitimacy.”
The White House Supreme Court Commission, established by Joe Biden in April, warned in preliminary findings on Thursday that “the risks of court expansion are considerable.”
“Court expansion 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,” the panel’s draft report said.
“There are other reasons to believe expansion efforts might have negative effects on the Supreme Court’s long-term legitimacy or otherwise undermine its role in our legal system,” the report continued. “Court expansion today could lead to a continuous cycle of future expansions.”
“And as even some supporters of Court
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