Some 2020 Dems Openly Mulling Idea Of Expanding The Supreme Court

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, walks out with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden o... Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, walks out with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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A myriad of 2020 Democratic contenders are now openly considering the idea of expanding the Supreme Court should they become President, according to a Sunday Politico report.

Their ranks now include Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) along with former congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

The position, which once would have been seen as radical, is a clear reflection of the fury liberals feel at Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) scheme to withhold a Supreme Court seat from President Barack Obama (and Merrick Garland), and subsequent success in packing the courts of all levels.

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