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Biden continues silence on court-packing stance, but in 1983 he certainly had an opinion
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, have been mum on the question of court-packing should they win the November election, but in he certainly had an opinion on the matter in 1983 when he called it a “bonehead idea.”
Biden continues silence on court-packing stance, but in 1983 he certainly had an opinion
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, have been mum on the question of court-packing should they win the November election, but in he certainly had an opinion on the matter in 1983 when he called it a “bonehead idea.”
Biden, then a U.S. Senator from Delaware, made the comments during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in July 1983 regarding nominations to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. At the time, Republican President Ronald Reagan had stoked controversy for attempting to replace three members of the commission.
The question of court-packing has been evoked in recent weeks amid President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Democrats have argued that the next Supreme Court Justice ought to be decided by the winner of the November election and that Barrett’s confirmation to the court – so close to the election, no less – would unfairly cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the court.
Facing pressure to take a stance during a campaign swing through Phoenix on Thursday, Biden said the country would “know my position on court-packing when the election is over.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON OUR TOP STORY.
In other developments:
- 6 things to watch for during ACB hearings
- Biden: Reporters should ‘focus’ on Republicans after pressed on court-packing stance
- Coons says that confirming Barrett 'constitutes court-packing,' Sasse responds that's 'obviously' incorrect
- Republicans blast Biden for saying voters don't deserve to know court-packing stance
- Biden deputy campaign chair deflects court-packing question, says it's Republican distraction
- Trump: Packing Supreme Court would 'permanently destroy the Court'
In other developments:
- 6 things to watch for during ACB hearings
- Biden: Reporters should ‘focus’ on Republicans after pressed on court-packing stance
- Coons says that confirming Barrett 'constitutes court-packing,' Sasse responds that's 'obviously' incorrect
- Republicans blast Biden for saying voters don't deserve to know court-packing stance
- Biden deputy campaign chair deflects court-packing question, says it's Republican distraction
- Trump: Packing Supreme Court would 'permanently destroy the Court'
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