Poll: Most Americans Reject Biden’s Radical Court ‘Reform’ Scheme

August 23, 2024

Court Packing Poll Numbers | FLI Insider

by Jorge Gomez • 3 minutes

Most Americans oppose President Biden’s radical court “reform” plan, according to a recent Mason-Dixon poll commissioned by First Liberty. The results show that a majority reject proposals to change the U.S. Supreme Court, which include court packing, court purging by ending lifetime tenure and Congress overseeing the Court via a “code of ethics.”

Overall, 52% oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to alter the Supreme Court’s structure.

On court-packing, 59% oppose expanding the size of the Supreme Court. 76% say expanding the court is primarily motivated by political objectives and 64% believe packing the Supreme Court threatens civil liberties.

60% believe giving Congress the power to enforce a “code of ethics” would violate the separation of powers. 57% say this proposal threatens judicial independence.

Americans also appear to see right through the manufactured “ethics” scandals and smear campaigns against individual justices. 63% oppose politically motivated attacks aimed at discrediting and destroying the reputation of justices, with about half (49%) saying this is dangerous to judicial independence.

The far Left is trying to convince Americans that ending life tenure for Supreme Court justices would be a benign and “common sense” reform, when in fact it would be a radical and sweeping change to our judicial system.

They try to disguise this extreme proposal by calling it “term limits.” That’s because polling indicates most Americans favor term limits for elected politicians. But Americans would be wise not to fall for the idea that term limits are good across the board. What might work if applied to politicians would have a very different impact if forced on Supreme Court justices.

First Liberty has explained that Supreme Court term limits are unconstitutional. This is simply court-packing by a different name. When the dangers of the so-called judicial “term limits” proposal are exposed, Americans discern the truth. Close to half (46%) agreed that lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices are necessary to promote judicial independence. 87% said an independent judiciary is a crucial safeguard of our rights and freedoms. How different might that first number be if they understood that lifetime appointments are necessary for an independent judiciary?

What do these poll results mean for the future of the Supreme Court? First Liberty attorney Hiram Sasser goes into more detail in this week’s First Liberty Live! Watch below:

In the fight to preserve the priceless heritage of the Supreme Court and our nation’s judiciary, the results of this poll are very positive—and they come at an incredibly important time. Radical court “reform” advocates are more emboldened than ever. In their thirst for more power, the radical Left has said “everything is on the table,” and they’re willing to destroy the Supreme Court rather than have it remain outside their control.

But Americans are making it clear that the last thing want in our country right now is a Supreme Court Coup.

That’s been the case throughout the last few years. Polling commissioned by First Liberty in 2021, 2022 and 2023 consistently shows that most Americans oppose expanding the size of the Court, changing its structure or giving Congress power to set rules for judicial ethics.

Americans’ eyes are being opened and they’re seeing the court “reform” scheme for what it really is: a brazen power-grab. They respect the Supreme Court and value our judicial system. They want to uphold the rule of law.

500,000+ Americans signed the Declaration of Judicial Independence saying: NO to court packing, NO to suspect judicial reforms, NO to the Supreme Court Coup.

We need to keep spreading the truth! Will you help us?

Forward this article to your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. We need to work together to help save the priceless heritage of the U.S. Supreme Court. Everyone needs to know that the Biden administration’s plan for court “reform” is a danger to our country. If this Supreme Court Coup succeeds, it won’t be long before we lose our religious liberty and many of our most cherished freedoms.