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Pete Buttigieg: Open to expanding judiciary in reaction to GOP actions

Buttigieg was asked whether he would be open to adding four seats to the nation's highest court and expanding the size of lower courts to combat the Republican Party's recent success in assembling a right-wing judiciary branch. Buttigieg said it was unwise to dismiss the proposal, which he called "no more a shattering of norms than what's already been done to get the judiciary to where it is today."

"Very bold, very ambitious ideas need a hearing right now," the mayor added.

Source: Common Dreams e-zine on 2020 Democratic primary Feb 20, 2019

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