‘This Is Not Reforming, This Is Packing’: Jonathan Turley Says ‘Extreme Voices’ Want Supreme Court Expanded

George Washington University Professor Jonathan Turley said Thursday that expanding the Supreme Court is not about “reforming” but about “packing” and is being driven by “extreme voices” that President Joe Biden should oppose.

“The question about the size of a court has been debated for years,” Turley said on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

“Many of us have talked about a larger court, but this is not reforming, this is packing. When you say that you are going to dump four new members onto the court, which just happens to give liberals a working and stable majority, that is called packing. It’s raw; it’s not subtle,” Turley continued. “What’s driving this is the most extreme voices in our politics.”

On Thursday, Democratic New York Rep Jerry Nadler introduced legislation that would expand the court to 13 justices.

But Turley said the legislation is entirely political. “It’s treating the Supreme Court like it is a glorified FCC with life tenure, you’re just adding members, essentially because of their alliance with your agenda. And the damage to the court, obviously, would be extreme.”

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