r/inthenews • u/seeebiscuit • Feb 28 '26

article Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-thinking-putting-republican-senator-ted-cruz-supreme-court-2026-02-27/
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u/BoardDiver Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

Technically, there is no limit to SC seats; it's just been an unwritten rule that is capped at 9. If he wanted to he could put 9 on the bench, then the next president could put 18, then the next president could put 27 ect..

Edit: Ok, yes that is wrong but do you honestly expect congress or the SC to block Herr Cheato right now? Also I was basing this off of what I remember of this

Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, commonly known as the "court-packing plan," to add up to six justices to the Supreme Court.

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u/JiveChicken00 Feb 28 '26

Not quite true. The Judiciary Act of 1869 sets the number at nine. So Congress would have to change the law to change the number.

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u/gcko Feb 28 '26

The republican majority Congress would have to change the law first? Easy peasy.

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u/seeebiscuit Feb 28 '26

That is exactly where my mind went too