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“Real” · Article I
CONSTITUTIONAL
Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.
Sponsor:
Al Green, TX-09, D
Framers’ confidence: 1.00
Unanimous agreement that Congress has constitutional discretion to determine the number of Supreme Court justices under Article III, Section 1, as no fixed number is prescribed, with authority to structure the judiciary as necessary and pro
“AI Consensus” · Bipartisan Draft
Would Pass
Temporary Supreme Court Capacity Expansion Act
Honors Democratic priorities of addressing Supreme Court backlog (2,000+ annual petitions) and diverse judicial perspectives; Republican priorities of fiscal restraint (funding cap, no new spending), limited government (term limits, supermajority renewal, sunset), and accountabil…
Funding: Reallocated from existing annual Jud
$20 million cap annually (co
Sunset 5y
Oversight: Administrative Office of
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Path: ~240 House votes: 200 D centrists for workload relief + 40 R federalists for sunset/oversight; ~62 Senate votes: 48 D + 14 R from judiciary reform caucus.
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