Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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McConnell said in a statement that the mandate and increasing calls from liberals to expand the Supreme Court indicated “open contempt for judicial independence” and that Biden’s actions meant a “direct assault” on the judiciary.
“Rational observers are well aware that there is nothing about the structure or operation of the judicial branch that requires ‘study,'” McConnell said in a statement.
“This faux-academic study of a non-existent problem fits perfectly into the Liberals’ years-long campaign to politicize the court, intimidate its members and undermine its independence,” he added.
McConnell accused Biden of violating his vow to reduce political hostility in the country, saying such a commission would be divisive.
“President Biden has campaigned for a promise to lower the temperature and unite a divided nation,” he said. “If he really meant it, he would stop giving oxygen to a dangerous, outdated idea and stand up for the party members who hawk it.”
The reprimand comes after Biden announced the formation of the bipartisan commission, chaired by former White House councilor Bob Bauer and Cristina Rodríguez, a former deputy attorney general. The group will mostly consist of law professors and former officials who have served under both parties.
The commission will consist of a total of 36 members and has 180 days from its first public meeting to complete a report on its work.
“The purpose of the Commission is to provide an analysis of the main arguments in the present public debate for and against the reform of the Supreme Court, including an assessment of the merits and legitimacy of particular reform proposals,” the White House said in ‘ a statement said. “The topics it will cover include the emergence of the reform debate; the court’s role in the constitutional system; the period of service and turnover of judges in the court; the membership and size of the court; and the Court’s case selection, rules and practices. ”
Biden said in October he is not a supporter of the court extension. However, he came under increasing pressure from progressive people who were furious about Republicans’ efforts to stop then-President Obama from filling a vacancy in early 2016, on the grounds that a seat should not be filled in an election year is not, just for McConnell to push through. now-justice Amy Coney Barrett
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While liberals welcomed the move, Republicans used it as an attempt by Biden to revamp the country.
‘Make no mistake, this commission is merely another attempt by the Democrats to rewrite the rules – this time to expand the Supreme Court to a size sufficient to accommodate the Conservative judges President Trump
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‘[W]”Whatever the commission says, the truth is that the Democrats want to tackle the court to implement a left-wing agenda that Americans do not want,” Sen. Tom Cotton
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I’m sure this commission of * 26 * legal experts will draft a compelling article on the legislation.
But whatever the commission says, the truth is that Democrats want to tackle the court to implement a leftist agenda that Americans do not want. https://t.co/SKixbWKDnM
– Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) 9 April 2021
The White House maintained on Friday that the commission would not make specific recommendations to Biden after its report, and that its findings would only guide Biden’s thinking.
‘He wants smart legal experts, people who have been thinking about these issues for decades, to have a discussion and debate about it and to deliver a report to him that we will deliver to the public again and you can all read as soon as it is completed , “Said the White House press secretary. Jen Psaki
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