Biden is wrong to support Supreme Court reform

President Biden’s performance in the first presidential debate has made many Democrats nervous, causing a growing number to call on Biden to step aside as his party’s nominee. Biden has resisted such appeals and has received support from Senator Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other ‘progressive’ leaders.

In order to maintain support from his progressive base, Biden has proposed a series of policy initiatives that are high priorities on the progressives’ wish list. The most notable idea is transformation of the federal courts – especially the U.S. Supreme Court.

For decades, progressives have used the courts and executive branch agencies to advance a policy agenda they couldn’t enact through Congress or most state legislatures. They have imposed a massive regulatory regime, radical gender ideology that allows biological men to compete in women’s sports, and mandates that prevent parents from being informed about school curriculums and major decisions in their children’s lives.

Recent Supreme Court decisions have returned authority to Congress and the states, recognized the right of parents to guide the upbringing of their children, and upheld protections for religious freedom. Progressive elites have expressed outrage against the Court as their ability to impose a progressive agenda on American society has been constrained.

As Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Former Senator Joe Biden called the idea of packing the U.S. Supreme Court “a bonehead idea” that put in question “the independence of the most significant body” in this country – “the Supreme Court of the United States of America.” Yet, that is exactly what leading progressives have proposed to do by introducing legislation to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from 9 to 13.

As Biden clings to power and further commits to a progressive policy agenda, the independence of our judiciary hangs in the balance. Our Constitution balances power between three branches of government, and voters will decide if they’re willing to put that at risk in 2024.