6215 Biden: Voters "Don't Deserve" To Know My Position on Court Packing (youtu.be) posted 189 days ago by MasterChief 189 days ago by MasterChief +6215 / -0 480 comments share 480 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (480) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – streakybacon 1 point 189 days ago +1 / -0 Forgive me for being ignorant but why is "packing the court" doable in the first place? permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – deleted 3 points 189 days ago +3 / -0 ▲ 2 ▼ – Orwellthatendswell 2 points 189 days ago +2 / -0 The number of justices isn't specified in the constitution. It's just a very long-standing convention (over a century) that it's limited to 9 in order to stop it becoming a tool like this. permalink parent save report block reply
Forgive me for being ignorant but why is "packing the court" doable in the first place?
The number of justices isn't specified in the constitution. It's just a very long-standing convention (over a century) that it's limited to 9 in order to stop it becoming a tool like this.