The House Judiciary Committee has passed the Keep 9 Amendment. The next step will a be a vote in the House. Every House Member will soon have a choice between preserving or undermining the independence of the Supreme Court!
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a markup on H.J. Res. 1, the proposed “Keep 9” Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Wed, June 3 at 10:00 AM in Rayburn House Office Bldg. Room 2141. It’s time for Members of Congress to take a stand!
Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan Says House Will Vote on Amendment to Keep Supreme Court at 9 Justices. House Democrats will soon have a choice; Maximize their chances of winning swing voters or preserving the power of both parties to expand the size of the Court.
The VA Supreme Court’s decision demonstrates the value of an independent Court that can force politicians to follow the rules, even when it is politically inconvenient for the party in power. Imagine what could happen if politicians manipulate the number of Justices to get a Court majority they want. It has happened in some states. Don’t let it happen to the U.S. Supreme Court.
This decision illustrates the importance of an independent Court that can say no when politicians of either party break the rules. If Courts become the lapdogs of politicians, especially if politicians can manipulate the number of Justices on a Supreme Court to get the majority they wish, democracy and every one of our Constitutional rights will be at risk.
Former Obama White House Counsel Bob Bauer just spoke out against expanding the number of Supreme Court Justices, warning of the danger of unchecked presidential power. Might he consider backing the Keep 9 Amendment to ensure neither party can expand the Court?
Hakeem Jeffries: “In the new Congress, we’re going to have to do something about this Supreme Court, and let me be very clear: everything is on the table.” QUESTION FOR VOTERS: Pack the Court, or Ban Court Packing before it happens! https://t.co/t6af0VrPtQ
Winning in 2026 and 2028 will only delay the left’s plans to pack the Court. To permanently end the Court packing threat we need to enact the proposed Keep 9 Amendment to ban Court packing. Sooner or later history strongly suggests Democrats will again win trifecta control of Congress and the White House. And then they will weaken the Senate filibuster, add a new state or two and use their bigger majority to pass a bilk expanding the size of the Court to make it their rubbber stamp. To prevent this from happening we must educate the public and mobilize them to persuade Congress to propose the Keep 9 Amendment, first introduced in Congress by a Democrat and since backed by 200 Members of Congress that simply states “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.” Visit https://t.co/tkSWbkG5JW
If you want “No Kings” in America, preserve an independent Supreme Court that can say NO when an authoritarian seeks absolute power. To preserve an independent Court, support the Keep 9 Amendment to prevent any would-be king from altering is size.
From “Checks and Balances” newsletter: “The ‘rule of law’ is actually a very simple idea. It rests in the recognition that not everything the ruler says is law.” But the without independent judges there is no rule of law. That’s why we need the Keep 9 Amendment to ban Supreme Court expansion.
@EdWhelanEPPC Progressives have a choice..leave open the ability of a future authoritarian to expand the size of the Court and make it a rubber stamp for the abuse of that authoritarian’s power, or join the effort to Constitutionally preserve the current size of the Court.
As the Supreme Court begins its October Term, let’s not take for granted one of America’s most critical institutions, an independent Supreme Court whose size has not been manipulated by politicians for more than 150 years.
America is a polarized nation today. Imagine the future if either party increased the number of Supreme Court Justices to make the Court a rubber stamp for that party’s agenda. If people decide the Court is no longer independent and the outcome of cases is rigged, what happens?
As Democrats debate their future, they might want to tell voters: Will Democrats, when they when they next win, expand the size of the Supreme Court to make it more liberal, or preserve an independent Court that can say NO to an authoritarian President?. They can’t do both.
America has lost Charlie Kirk, one its most extraordinary political leaders and entrepreneurs. When Charlie Kirk first heard about the “Keep 9” Amendment he said “I love it!” We should honor his memory by strengthening institutions that protect Constitutional government.
If Democrats are truly worried that this or a future President will try to rule as an autocrat, they should worry about preserving the independence of the Supreme Court that can say NO to an authoritarian and they should support the “Keep 9” Constitutional Amendment, first introduced in Congress by a Democrat, that states “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.”
@lawler4ny I’m curious. Does Gov. Hochul think Court packing to make the Court into a rubber stamp for whoever is in power “legal insurrection?” Someone should ask her.
Capital Research reports that 40 groups in the “Just Majority” Coalition who once backed Court expansion have gone silent on the issue. To expose their true intentions, ask each one if they would back the “Keep 9” Amendment to preserve the independence of the Supreme Court.
On Texas redistricting former President Obama says “This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.” Supreme Court expansion by either party would undermine the independence of the Court and threaten democracy. Obama should urge Americans to back the Keep 9 Amendment!
The most dangerous upcoming power grab that threatens democracy could be an attempt by either party to expand the size of the Supreme Court. Transforming the Court from an independent check on the authority of the President to what could be a virtual rubber stamp for an authoritarian would threaten democracy far more than gerrymandering, which our nation has endured for two centuries. While they will disagree on redistricting leaders of both parties, including former President Obama should commit to backing the proposed “Keep 9”Amendment to preserve the current number of 9 Justices.