Liberals take another look at court-packing as a way to control the Supreme Court (if they win in 2020)
Washington The idea that the Supreme Court should be increased beyond its current nine seats, popularly known as"packing the court," is drawing new, if still tepid, interest on the presidential campaign circuit and among liberal advocates.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder recently endorsed the idea and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has in recent days been talking up proposals to expand the nine."What we need to do is stop the Supreme Court from sliding toward being viewed as a nakedly political institution.
Buttigieg was asked if Pence would be better than Trump 01:18 A new prominent supporterHolder, who was President Barack Obama's attorney general, addressed court packing at Yale Law School last week, generating new, high-level attention on the long-odds topic.
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