Clyburn Calls for Expanding Supreme Court, Says ’13 Is a Pretty Good Number’
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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Rep. Clyburn: I Blew It on Clarence Thomas
James Clyburn now says one of the biggest calls of his career was flat-out wrong. The longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina told NBC's Meet the Press over the weekend that his robust support of Clarence Thomas's nomination to the Supreme Court in 1991 was a mistake, reports the Guardian...
Clyburn Pushes to Expand the Supreme Court
(Washington, DC) – Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said he supports expanding the Supreme Court. Clyburn said on NBC’s Meet the Press that Congress should take “significant actions” and called 13 “a pretty good number” for the court. Expanding the court would require Congress to change federal law. Clyburn said, “I think that we are in a position now that calls for some significant actions taken by the Congress and we ought to expand.” He added that he …
Jim Clyburn Vouched For Clarence Thomas In 1991, Now He Wants To Add Four Justices To Compensate
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Jim Clyburn regrets supporting Clarence Thomas' SCOTUS appointment, calling it a 'mistake' – Democratic Accent
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