Clyburn Signals Support for Expanding Supreme Court
Clyburn said he expected Thomas to respect precedent, then backed a plan to add four seats to the Supreme Court.
- On Sunday, Representative James Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, told NBC's Meet the Press his 1991 endorsement of Justice Clarence Thomas was a mistake, while endorsing expansion of the Supreme Court to 13 justices.
- Clyburn explained he had expected Thomas to respect the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act based on their prior work together, but said the justice instead went "all the way from an angry leftist to a very angry rightist."
- Calling 13 a "pretty good number," Clyburn argued Congress should expand the bench to a "baker's dozen" to ensure justices follow "the constitutional underpinnings of this great nation."
- During a July 31 visit to the National Urban League's annual conference, Vice President Kamala Harris previously backed the expansion proposal, arguing 13 justices would match the number of federal circuit courts.
- Expanding the Supreme Court has gained increased support from the Democratic Party's left wing in recent years as it seeks to offset the conservative hold on the bench, marking a departure from long-standing judicial reform taboos.
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Conservative News DailyJim Clyburn backs 13-justice Supreme Court, rues defending Clarence Thomas
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) voiced his support for expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices and lamented his defense of Clarence Thomas during the conservative justice’s confirmation in 1991. In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, the Democratic kingmaker leaned into some of the more controversial proposals of the Democratic Party’s left flank, […]
South Carolina Rep. Clyburn Calls 1991 Clarence Thomas Endorsement ‘Mistake’ And Backs 13-Seat Court - Tampa Free Press
Representative James Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, said on Sunday that his 1991 testimony supporting Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court was a mistake, while also endorsing a proposal to expand the nation’s highest court to 13 justices. Speaking with moderator Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Clyburn addressed archival footage from Thomas’s confirmation […] South Carolina Rep. Clyburn Calls 1991 Clarence Thomas Endorsement ‘Mis…
Clyburn: Expand the Court!
This morning, James Clyburn caught up with his constituents. Clyburn carries a lot of weight, and this means that it’s likely that Hakeem Jeffries will lead a movement to expand the court. It’s like Franklin Roosevelt said, “I agree with you; I want to do it; now make me do it.” And that’s the way […] The post Clyburn: Expand the Court! appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.
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