In 1983, then-Senator Joe Biden said of FDR’s proposal to pack the Supreme Court:
“It was a bonehead idea. It was a terrible, terrible mistake to make. “
“And it put in question, if for an entire decade, the independence of the most significant body – including the Congress in my view – the most significant body in this country, the Supreme Court of the United States of America.”
Biden on FDR's court packing plan:
"It was a bonehead idea. It was a terrible, terrible mistake to make.
"And it put in question, if for an entire decade, the independence of the most significant body… in this country, the Supreme Court of the United States of America." pic.twitter.com/KIUzrCe43L
— Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) April 15, 2021
Would packing the Supreme Court – as Democrats say they plan to do – “put into question the independence” of the “most significant body in this country” ?
Is it reckless for House Democrats to introduce this legislation before President Biden’s Commission has even made recommendations?