The Biden administration has begun setting up a commission aimed at Supreme Court reform and the federal judiciary, according to a Politico report.
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Biden Proposes ‘Bipartisan Commission’ To Study Court Packing
"If elected, what I will do is I'll put together a national commission of — bipartisan commission of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative," Biden said.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” said if elected, he will put together a “bipartisan commission” of legal scholars that will be tasked to study and provide recommendations to reform the “out of whack” judicial system, his latest punt on giving a clear response as to whether he would pack the Supreme Court.
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Barrett In Opening Statement To Judiciary Committee Vows To Serve ‘Faithfully and Impartially’
"If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, I pledge to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties to the American people as an Associate Justice," Barrett said.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett after listening to almost five hours of opening statements from each of the Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee was sworn in, formally introducing herself to the committee in her opening statement where she vowed to serve “faithfully and impartially.”
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Trump Officially Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett To Supreme Court
"It is my honor to nominate one of our nation’s most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court," Trump said.
Trump Mocks Biden As ‘Lowest Energy Individual’ For Calling Campaign ‘Lid This Morning Again’
"We cannot have a low-energy individual as a president. And he's the lowest energy individual I've ever seen," Trump said.
McCarthy Threatens Motion To Oust Pelosi As Speaker If She Attempts Impeachment
"She may think she has a quiver — we do too,” McCarthy said.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) threatened to introduce a motion on the floor to oust House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as speaker if she attempts to impeach President Trump for “following the constitution” to slow down the Supreme Court confirmation process to fill the vacancy for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.