"It constitutes court-packing," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said of the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation on "Fox News Sunday" (confirmation hearings for Barrett begin Monday). But since shortly after the Civil War, the number of seats on the Supreme Court has remained constant at nine. BIDEN DEPUTY CAMPAIGN CHAIR DEFLECTS COURT PACKING QUESTION, SAYS IT'S A REPUBLICAN DISTRACTIONWallner continued: "Court Packing refers to the unsuccessful attempt by FDR and his allies in Congress to pass the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937. As in the 1930s, Democrats in Congress appear to support Court Packing as a way to get around a conservative majority on a nine-justice Supreme Court." But there has never been a Supreme Court confirmation this close to a presidential election in history.

Source: Fox News October 12, 2020 13:07 UTC