Indy Standard

U.S. Senators Todd Young and Ted Cruz have introduced a constitutional amendment to limit the number of justices on the Supreme Court to nine. The proposal, if passed by Congress, would require ratification by the states.

Senator Young stated, "Though there is less talk about court packing these days from Democrats, adding to the Supreme Court remains a bad idea. I am again supporting this legislation to protect the constitutional credibility of the Supreme Court."

Senator Cruz added, "For years, Democrats have openly said they intend to pack the Supreme Court. They seek to use the Court to advance policy goals they can’t accomplish electorally. Such a move would be a direct assault on the design of our Constitution, which is designed to ensure the Supreme Court remains a non-partisan guardian of the rule of law. This amendment is a badly-needed check on their efforts to undermine the integrity of the Court."

Senator Young has been an advocate for maintaining nine justices on the Supreme Court in previous congressional sessions, including during the 118th, 117th, and 116th Congresses.

The amendment also has support from several other senators: Chuck Grassley, John Cornyn, Mike Lee, Mike Crapo, Shelley Moore Capito, Marsha Blackburn, Bill Cassidy, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Jim Banks, Jim Risch, Thom Tillis, Bill Hagerty, Katie Britt, Tim Sheehy, Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer.