Proposing An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to Require That the Supreme Court of the United States Be Composed of Nine Justices

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Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) for yielding me time.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in defense of the judicial branch of the United States Government.

The Supreme Court of the United States is not a partisan prize to be captured. It is an independent branch of our government, and it must remain impartial.

My colleague's amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine Justices preserves judicial fairness, ensures unbiased decisionmaking, and upholds the constitutional duties of our Nation's highest court.

Some on the left have advocated for expanding the Court to 13 Justices, paving the way for the majority of leftwing ideologues to sit on the Supreme Court under future Presidential administrations.

We cannot simply change the rules because one side thinks that they are not getting their way enough. That is not how a constitutional republic works, Mr. Speaker. This is what happens in the Third World, and it cannot happen here in America.

Democratic Socialists, kind of an oxymoron, are on the rise, and they want to pack the Court so they can impose an agenda the American people never voted for.

Look at what happened yesterday. Democrats could not even vote against socialism because their own party is overrun by self-proclaimed socialists. We already saw what the far left did under Joe Biden by opening our borders. Just imagine what they would do with a court packed with DSA judges.

The proposed expansion of the Supreme Court is not about faithfully interpreting the laws of the United States and the Constitution. Rather, the expansion would support a radical leftist agenda, repugnant to the ideas in equality, liberty, and impartial justice under the law of our Founding Fathers.

Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption.

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