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The House rejected a GOP effort to enshrine a nine-justice Supreme Court via a constitutional amendment, failing 211-206; such a change would require a two-thirds House vote, Senate approval, and ratification by three-fourths of the states, making passage highly unlikely, as Democrats criticized the move as political posturing.
The House voted 212-206 to reject a Republican-backed constitutional amendment to permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices, with Democrats largely opposing (one Democrat supported it), highlighting ongoing court-size and expansion debates ahead of the midterm elections.
House Democrats voted 212-206 to kill a proposed constitutional amendment that would lock the Supreme Court at nine justices, a move critics say would curb expansion and tie Democrats to the Democratic Socialists of America; the measure would require a two-thirds vote to pass and faces slim prospects in the Senate, while the nine-seat makeup has stood since 1869 and discussions about expanding the court persist among some lawmakers.
Kamala Harris used a National Urban League Conference speech to floated a 2028 platform including abolishing the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices, and statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., signaling a further leftward tilt and leaving open a 2028 White House bid; she’s reportedly been meeting with progressive figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani, while remaining the Democratic nomination front-runner in polls.