Packing the Court #167 By Hank Silverberg I find myself, for the first time, in opposition to something that President Biden has been floating around. Actually, it's the left wing of the Democratic party which has been promoting the idea of increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden, who has been a bit non-committal on the proposal, has agreed to set up a 36 member bi-partisan commission to study the Court. (U.S. Supreme Court)/ They have 180 days to look at changes, though the commission will not be making specific recommendations. In Washington such commissions rarely produce anything meaningful. And in this case, I think that would be a good thing. Biden launches 'court-packing' commission (msn.com) The reasoning behind changing the court size is as old as our Republic. Politics! The high court now has a conservative slant thanks to THREE appointments