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Kemp among 20 GOP governors calling for Pres. Biden not to expand Supreme Court

By WSBTV.com News Staff

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By WSBTV.com News Staff

ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp and 19 other Republican governors are calling for President Joe Biden to keep the Supreme Court of the United States at its current nine justices.

Rumors have swirled that the number of justices on the nation’s highest court may change under Biden’s administration.

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The president, however, does not make the final decision. The number of justices on the Supreme Court is determined by Congress.

“’Court packing,’ or increasing the number of Justices to manipulate the Court’s decisions, would be unprecedented, unproductive, and unpredictable,” the governors’ letter read.

The Court has included a total of nine justices for 150 years.

“In April, you signed an Executive Order to form the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States to explore reforming the Court, specifically including the consideration of court packing...We urge you to withdraw this proposal from consideration,” the letter continued.

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They claim that packing the Court now will just lead to more packing the Court later, saying “it will never be enough.”

The letter was signed by:

  • Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia
  • Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama
  • Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona
  • Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida
  • Governor Brad Little of Idaho
  • Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana
  • Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa
  • Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi
  • Governor Mike Parson of Missouri
  • Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana
  • Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska
  • Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire
  • Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota
  • Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio
  • Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma
  • Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina
  • Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee
  • Governor Greg Abbott of Texas
  • Governor Spencer Cox of Utah
  • Governor Mark Gordon of Wyoming

Read the full letter below.

I’m honored to join 19 other Governors across the country to oppose any efforts by the Biden Administration to pack the U.S. Supreme Court.

Posted by Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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