Byron York's Daily Memo: Biden keeps SCOTUS list secret, refuses to disavow court packing scheme
by Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent |
| September 22, 2020 08:14 AM
BIDEN KEEPS SCOTUS LIST SECRET, REFUSES TO DISAVOW COURT PACKING SCHEME.
In a few days, we'll know who President Trump wants to be the next Supreme Court justice. Republicans will praise her qualifications, her intellect, her judicial temperament. Democrats will oppose. There will be an opportunity for a real debate: Should the president's nominee be confirmed to the nation's highest court?
The nomination will also highlight an enormous difference between Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Trump's choice for the Court will be out there for all to see, while Biden is refusing to reveal even a list of people he would consider nominating, should he win the presidency.
Beyond that, there lies the growing threat from some Democrats that if Trump's nominee is confirmed, and if Biden wins the election, and if Democrats win the Senate and House, then Democrats will add some number of justices to the Supreme Court -- pack the Court -- to ensure its liberal tilt. It's an enormous issue for the Supreme Court and its role in American governance. And now, Biden is refusing to say where he stands on that, too.
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