Politics & Government
Rep. Ilhan Omar Joins Calls To 'Expand The Court'
Calls to "expand" or "pack" the court have increased following the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Rep. Ilhan Omar joined the calls to "expand the court" Tuesday following the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Barrett was confirmed in the U.S. Senate Monday and was officially sworn into the court Tuesday morning.
She is Trump's third appointee to the Supreme Court in just four years. Calls from progressive activists and politicians to expand or "pack" the court have grown since Barrett's nomination, and peaked once her ascendance to the court was official.
During his eight years in office, President Barack Obama nominated three people to the court, but only two were confirmed. Republicans refused to hold a vote for Judge Merrick Garland, who was Obama's pick to replace the late Antonin Scalia.
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Remember that Republicans have lost 6 of the last 7 popular votes, but have appointed 6 of the last 9 justices. By expanding the court we fix this broken system and have the court better represent the values of the American people.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 27, 2020
Omar is the first Minnesotan in Congress to endorse the measure as a way to balance the court, which conservative-leaning justices now control with a 6-3 majority.
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