US Congress rejects constitutional amendment to restrict Supreme Court size
Summary
The US House of Representatives voted on a proposal to permanently limit the Supreme Court to nine justices but did not pass it because it needed a two-thirds majority. The vote was mostly along party lines, with Republicans supporting the limit and most Democrats opposing it.Key Facts
- The House voted 212 in favor and 206 against the amendment to cap the Supreme Court at nine justices.
- A constitutional amendment needs two-thirds of the House to pass, which this vote did not achieve.
- Only one Democrat, Representative Don Davis, supported the amendment, while most Democrats opposed it.
- The proposal comes amid discussions about possibly expanding the Supreme Court to change its political balance.
- The US Constitution does not fix the size of the Supreme Court; Congress sets the number of justices.
- The current nine-justice number was set in 1869 and has remained unchanged since then.
- Supporters of court expansion want to add more justices to balance the court’s conservative majority.
- This vote happened shortly before the November midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.
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