Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden refused again Thursday to disclose his position on adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying voters won’t know where he stands until after the election.
Several Democrats have suggested the party should add seats to the court if it wins the White House and the Senate as a way to counter the impact of President Trump’s nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, who is expected to join the court’s conservative bloc.
Her confirmation would mean six of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents, including three by President Trump – the most by a single president since Richard Nixon. The five current members who comprise the conservative bloc have sided with the conservative position on a host of issues, including abortion, religious liberty and LGBT rights, even if the bloc has had a few defections in recent months.
The Supreme Court has had nine justices since 1869.
“You’ll know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over,” Biden told reporters Thursday. “…. I don’t blame you for asking, but you know the moment I answer that question, the headline in every one of your papers, will be about that – other than focusing on what’s happening now.”
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