10-13-2020, 03:59 PM
(10-13-2020, 03:39 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Court packing involves changing the constitution of the courts to be more conservative or liberal to effect a political shift in favor of one's political party. It doesn't just apply to expanding the number Supreme Court justices. This is strictly a right wing talking point
This is just false. The term "court packing" comes from the 1937 legislation FDR tried to enact that would increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court from 9 to 15.
This is what court packing has always meant until just recently.