Biden Needs To Take Court-Packing Stand | Eastern North Carolina Now

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won’t release a list of prospective U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

ENCNow
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the John Locke Foundation. The author of this post is Mitch Kokai.

    Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won't release a list of prospective U.S. Supreme Court nominees. He also won't say whether he would be open to packing the nation's highest court with more members. Editors at National Review Online argue Biden ought to reveal his plans.

  • When invited at the first presidential debate to confirm whether he hoped to expand the Supreme Court in order to pack it with Democrats, Joe Biden explained that he would not entertain the question. "Whatever position I take," Biden said, "that will become the issue... I'm not gonna answer the question."
  • This would have been a preposterous answer from a presidential candidate had the topic been the future of the Post Office. But that Biden believes he can get away with it on a topic as explosive as blowing up the Supreme Court is nothing short of remarkable. Despite his low-key campaign, it remains the case that Joe Biden is running for president of the United States, and that he had elected to take part in a televised event during which he was expected to take positions and address issues. That his taking a position would become "an issue" in the election is almost certainly true. But that does not represent a bug within the system, but a feature. Americans of all persuasions deserve to know whether Biden is on-board with what would be the most radical reform to our system of government since the Second World War. This is not one of those "pass it to find out what's in it" situations.
  • We suspect that if Donald Trump were proposing to amend the 1869 Judiciary Act in order to install a set of friendlier judges on the nation's highest court, the problem with the idea would be evident to almost everyone. But one does not have play "imagine if" in order to grasp just how appalling a notion this is.

Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published)
Enter Your Comment ( no code or urls allowed, text only please )




Federal Government Can’t Afford More Bailouts for State, Local Governments John Locke Foundation Guest Editorial, Editorials, Op-Ed & Politics Democratic Senate Candidates Differ From Party Base on Court-Packing Plans


HbAD0

Latest Op-Ed & Politics

illegal alien "asylum seeker" migrants are a crime wave on both sides of the Atlantic
Noem said that her message to illegal aliens was: "We do not want you here and you should leave."
The new Defense Secretary has wasted no time in rooting out DEI in the U.S. military as he promised.
A University of North Carolina tennis star is seeking an injunction in her federal lawsuit against the NCAA over access to prize money.
“Today’s jobs report reveals the Biden economy was far worse than anyone thought..."

HbAD1

Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, recently was elected incoming president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), putting her in line to serve as association president in 2026.
Munich attack ingured 28 including todlet fighting for his life
As proof he was willing to back up his strong words in support of DEI practices in business, Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban announced the team had signed actor Peter Dinklage as its new power forward.
Michele Morrow has called for the dismantling of the US Department of Education, urging the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk’s leadership to take swift action.
The U.S. Digital Service hired from the porn industry and a gender studies department, building a legion of queer activists. Now it's DOGE.

HbAD2

Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson has long objected to the manner in which the Center-Left Coalition, and their associative bureaucrats conduct business, and, in that vein of purpose, the Commissioner is requesting an opinion regarding the familial status of married members governing.
this is on top of money diverted from FEMA, VA and other sources
"Is it Saturday Night Live or real life? Does anyone really think this is the future of the country?"
'I think you know, no matter who the president is, I know I'm excited because it's the biggest game of my life ...'
Reform Party says climate policies leading to de-industrialization of Britain
Pope Francis issued an official statement today demanding that God remove the walls and gates that surround the Kingdom of Heaven.

HbAD3

 
Back to Top