Indiana Lawmakers Seek Federal Constitutional Convention to Keep Supreme Court at 9 Members
January 7, 2022 | Indiana
A committee of the Indiana legislature approved a resolution on Jan. 5 calling for a federal constitutional convention to amend the Constitution to hold the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine.
Defenders of the Supreme Court say the institution is functioning as it’s supposed to, although Democrats in the nation’s capital continue to press to pack the high court so it won’t hinder possibly unconstitutional left-wing legislation aimed at transforming the country.
When former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, tried to pack the court to clear the way for his controversial New Deal, the idea was met with backlash, and he withdrew the proposal. A presidential commission wrapped up in December 2021, refusing to endorse adding extra seats to the court. Its report stated that “there is profound disagreement among commissioners on these issues.”
The proposal, known as Senate Joint Resolution 3, was sponsored by state Sen. James Buck, a Republican, and was approved 7–4 by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Buck presented the draft proposal at a recent meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council, stating that it could be used in legislatures nationwide… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
