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Court-Packing Plan? Biden Calls for Committee to Study Reforming Supreme Court

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- I will ask them to, over180 days, come back to me

with recommendations as tohow to reform the court system

because it's getting out of whack.

- [Ben] The former vicepresident making those remarks

to "60 Minutes" followingthe ongoing controversy

over packing the Supreme Court.

- But one thing I can sayis that the real energy

in the Democratic Partyis to pack the court,

is to expand it from nineto whatever number they need

to make it liberal.

- [Ben] Biden said the commission's charge

would be broader than packing the court,

but that remains the keyissue for Senate Republicans.

- Even Ruth Bader Ginsburg,who I greatly admire,

had said that nine is the right number.

We have had nine Supreme Court justices

for now over 150 years.

- Nine has served us well.

I know people are mad.

- [Ben] Democrats are mad

after Senate Republicansmoved forward with a vote

on President Trump'sSupreme Court nominee,

Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

If confirmed, she wouldcement a conservative majority

in the high court.

A Gallup poll this weekshowed that public support

of her confirmation 51 to 46%,

while the "New York Times" poll reveals

they overwhelmingly oppose the idea

of packing the Supreme Court, 58 to 31%.

- Our Founding Fathers wouldroll over in their graves

if they saw what's happeningand being discussed right now

by Chuck Schumer and the Democrats.

- Now Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumer has said

everything is on the tableif they get the majority.

But at this point, it's still unclear

exactly what Biden would do.

Ben Kennedy, CBN News.

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