Left willing to sacrifice Democratic majority ramming agenda through

Published April 16, 2021 11:00am ET



From nuking the filibuster to packing the Supreme Court, some Democrats want to make the most of their narrow congressional majorities while they still have them — even if that puts the party at greater risk of losing next year.

Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to expand the number of Supreme Court justices from nine, which is where it has been for 150 years, to 13. “We’re not packing the court,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat. “We’re unpacking it.”

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