For 157 years, the number of justices on the nation’s highest court has remained at nine following the Judiciary Act of 1869. Although the number is not enshrined in the Constitution, it’s become the norm despite President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unsuccessful attempt to pack the court in 1937.
But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) would change all that if American voters give him that power and hand both houses of Congress back to the Democrats in November. In fact, there’s no telling what he and his Dem fellow extremists would do, because, according to him, all options would be on the table.
When you’re not winning enough games, change the rules.
During an interview at the National Black Journalism Conference in Atlanta Thursday, Hakeem the Bad Dream didn’t seem to care what happened to the Supreme Court, as long as it was tilted in the Democrats' favor:
House Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats won't shut down any options to radically change the Supreme Court if they gain power.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 13, 2026
JEFFRIES: "Dramatic Supreme Court reform is necessary...there's a variety of different options on the table and we can't foreclose any of them." pic.twitter.com/0Vnr3TVYeU
He wants to put the fate of SCOTUS in the hands of Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-8), one of the most viciously partisan congresscritters, a man whose main claim to fame is that he served as lead House impeachment manager during the Democrats’ second failed attempt in 2021 to oust the duly elected president (Trump). He also served alongside former Republican Reps. Liz Cheney (WY-AL) and the perpetually crying Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) on the notoriously flawed J6 Committee.
Hardly someone you would want deciding the future of our judiciary.
This is what we’ll get in 2027 and beyond if the Democrats win in the midterms:
In my view, dramatic Supreme Court reform is necessary.
And, you know, I'm gonna leave it to the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, led by Jamie Raskin, who will be the next chair, [if] the American people give us the ability to govern on their behalf and the majority.
And there's a variety of different options that are on the table, and I think that we can't foreclose any single one of them.
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Believe them when they tell you who they are.
Hakeem Jeffries calls to overhaul and reform the Supreme Court
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 13, 2026
The people who scream about “democracy” want to basically abolish the highest court. Democrats will do this if they win.
Believe them when they tell you their plans. pic.twitter.com/xVI8SZyAVE
The Democrats want to radically transform the country and spend the next two years trying to impeach their boogeyman, Donald Trump, for a third time. In the modern era, it seems like every election is the most crucial one ever, but in this case, I think it’s actually true. The midterms could usher in an extremist wave the likes of which we’ve never seen in America — or we could nip this disastrous movement in the bud.
House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries… Now that is the stuff of nightmares.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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