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Expanding the Supreme Court isn’t court-packing

Expanding the Supreme Court isn’t court-packing

Summary

The article argues that adding four new seats to the Supreme Court under a future Democratic government would actually be reversing previous changes, not packing the court. It suggests that expanding the court in this way is a way to restore balance.

Key Facts

  • The proposal is to add four new seats to the Supreme Court.
  • This would happen under the next Democratic-led government.
  • The current Supreme Court has fewer justices than it did in the past.
  • Adding seats can change the court’s balance.
  • The article says this expansion is "unpacking" the court, meaning restoring it.
  • The term "court-packing" usually means adding seats to influence decisions.
  • Here, the article argues this is not court-packing but correcting past changes.
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