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,h4 ,,res4 #aach  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,jordan 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1  
,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,buck1    
,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4          
,mc,clintock1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4        
,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,mr4 ,arm/rong1 
,mr4 ,/eube1 & ,mr4 ,tiffany7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! numb] ( ,ju/ices ( !
 ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld  
rema9 at n9e4  ,:]eas ,article ,,ii1    
,section #b1 ( ! ,con/itution expressly 
provides t ! ,presid5t 8%all nom9ate1 & 
by & ) ! ,advice & ,cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1  
%all appo9t ''' ,judges ( ! supreme     
,c\rt '''02 ,:]eas ! ,act entitl$ 8,an  
,act to am5d ! judicial sy/em ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates01 approv$ ,april #aj1 #ahfi     
7commonly kn[n z ! ,judici>y ,act (     

#ahfi71 /ates t 8! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all h]eaft] consi/ ( a   
,*ief ,ju/ice & eight associate         
ju/ices02 ,:]eas ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates has consi/$ ( a ,*ief     
,ju/ice & eight associate ,ju/ices =    
#aea ye>s2 ,:]eas previ\s attempts to   
increase ! numb] ( ,ju/ices to !        
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h be5  
reject$ & widely condemn$ by individuals
 ( bo? political p>ties2 ,:]eas1 9      
#aicg1 :5 =m] ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,delano
 ,roosevelt propos$ ! ,judicial         
,proc$ures ,re=m ,bill ( #aicg1 a bill t
 s\ght to exp& ! numb] ( ,ju/ices on !  
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f #i   
,ju/ices to #ae ,ju/ices1 he 0 h>%ly    
criticiz$ by bo? p>ties & 8 own ,vice   
,presid5t1 ,john ,nance ,g>n]2 ,:]eas1  
dur+ ! ,trump ,adm9i/ration1 ,democrats 
h refus$ to recognize ! legitimacy (    
,presid5t ,trump's ,supreme ,c\rt       
nom9ees & h advocat$ = pack+ ! c\rt )   
additional ,ju/ices appo9t$ by a future 
,democrat presid5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 !  

late ,ju/ice ,ru? ,bad] ,g9sburg /at$1  
8,i ?9k x 0 a bad idea :5 ,presid5t     
,frankl9 ,roosevelt tri$ to pack !      
c\rt01 & t 8if any?+ w\ld make ! c\rt   
look p>tisan1 x w\ld be t02 ,:]eas !    
,h\se ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,*airman
 ,j]rold ,nadl] /at$ 9 a tweet1 8,if    
,s54 ,mc,connell & ,senate,g,o,p 7 to   
=ce ?r\gh a nom9ee dur+ ! lame-duck     
session--be=e a new ,s5ate & ,presid5t c
 take (fice--!n ! incom+ ,s5ate %\ld    
imm$iately move to exp& ! ,supreme      
,c\rt402 ,:]eas ,s5ate ,m9ority ,lead]  
,*>les ,s*um] /at$1 8,let me be cle>3 if
 ,lead] ,mc,connell & ,s5ate            
,republicans move =w>d ) ?is1 !n no?+ is
 (f ! table = next ye>4 ,no?+ is (f !   
table402 ,:]eas ,repres5tative ,joe     
,k5n$y ,,iii /at$ 9 a tweet1 8,if ,s5ate
 ,majority ,lead] ,mc,connell holds a   
vote 9 #bjbj1 we pack ! c\rt 9 #bjba4   
,x's t simple402 ,:]eas ,s5ator ,ed     
,m>key /at$ 9 a tweet1 8,no ,supreme    
,c\rt vacancies fill$ 9 an election ye>4
 ,if ,s5ate ,majority ,lead] ,mc,connell

 violates x1 :5 ,democrats control !    
,s5ate 9 ! next ,congress1 we mu/ aboli%
 ! filibu/] & exp& ! ,supreme ,c\rt402  
,:]eas1 9 ,july #bjai1 ! ,democrat      
,presid5tial ,c&idate ,joe ,bid5 said1  
8,i'm n prep>$ to g on & try to pack !  
c\rt1 because we'll live to rue t day0 &
 8,i w\ld n get into c\rt pack+4 ,we add
 ?ree ju/ices4 ,next "t ar\nd we lose   
control1 !y add ?ree ju/ices4 ,we beg9  
to lose any cr$ibility ! c\rt has at    
all402 ,:]eas ! ,con/itution is bas$ on 
! pr9ciple ( sep>ation ( p[]s to provide
 = *ecks & balances on ea* bran* ( !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & exp&+ ! ,supreme    
,c\rt purely = political advantage      
?reat5s ! sep>ation ( p[]s & ! sy/em (  
*ecks & balances e/abli%$ 9 !           
,con/itution2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al judici>y  
is insulat$ f political influ5ce ?r\gh  
lifetime appo9tm5ts & o!r measures to   
pres]ve its indep5d5ce1 & an attempt to 
exp& ! ,supreme ,c\rt purely = political
 purposes ?reat5s ! indep5d5ce &        
integrity ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt &1 ?us1 !  

entirety ( ! judici>y x ov]sees2 &      
,:]eas any attempt to increase ! numb] (
 ,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates or 8pack ! c\rt0 w\ld und]m9e our
 democratic in/itutions & de/roy !      
cr$ibility ( our ,nation's highe/ ,c\rt3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives condemns & opposes any  
attempt to increase ! numb] ( ,ju/ices (
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or  
o!rwise 8pack ! c\rt04