How James Carville Would ‘Save Democracy’
Always listen when Democrats tell us what they want to do.
by David Catron
August 10, 2025, 10:04 PM
It’s hardly a secret that the Democrats are in the midst of an existential crisis. They are leaderless, fractious, broke, and more unpopular with the voters than they have been in decades. Yet, as their antics have demonstrated during the first seven months of the second Trump administration, they don’t connect these calamities to their bad policies and worse execution. Instead, they attribute their ills to malevolent forces threatening “our democracy” and see themselves as its saviors. How will they rescue the republic? Former Clinton advisor James Carville laid out a blueprint last Wednesday.
It’s tempting to write his comments off as the ravings of a washed-up blowhard, but the Democrats have introduced bills in recent sessions of Congress that would have created these states and bloated the Supreme Court.
He argued that, if the Democrats achieve a governing trifecta in 2028, they must take certain steps that will give them permanent control over the federal government: “If the Democrats win the presidency, the Senate and the House in 2028 … they are just going to have to unilaterally add Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia as states.” Carville continued, “And they may have to expand the Court to 13 members.” It’s tempting to write his comments off as the ravings of a washed-up blowhard, but the Democrats have introduced bills in recent sessions of Congress that would have created these states and bloated the Supreme Court.
The Washington, D.C. Admissions Act (H.R.51) was introduced in 2023 by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). It would add two new Democrat senators and one new Democrat representative to Congress. The Puerto Rico Status Act (H.R.2757) was introduced in 2023 by Rep. Raúl M.Grijalva (D-Ariz.) would permit Puerto Ricans to vote for statehood or independence. Polls show that most Puerto Ricans favor statehood, which would add another two Democratic senators and one new Democrat representative to Congress. What about the Supreme Court? Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation in 2024 to “rehabilitate” the Court:
Among the proposed changes, the bill would expand the court from nine to 15 justices over the course of three presidential terms and would allow the president to appoint one nominee in the first and third years of each presidential term. The bill would also create a process whereby the nominee is automatically scheduled for a vote if too much time passes (180 days) between the nomination and any significant action … Under the bill, the Supreme Court would need a supermajority to overturn acts of Congress.more
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