The Democratic nominee did not elaborate on what he believes is unconstitutional about Republican efforts to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Saturday sought to shift the conversation away from his repeated refusal to say whether he would support adding seats to the Supreme Court, asserting that it is Republicans who are packing the court in their efforts to install a new justice ahead of the election.
Democrats have decried the Senate GOP for breaking precedent that they say was established in spring 2016 when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to hold hearings for then-President Barack Obama’s nominee, citing the impending election, but presidents are allowed to make appointments until the end of their terms.
Biden’s eagerness to change the subject comes as he and his running mate take heat for skirting questions about whether they would pursue judicial reforms like adding seats to the court to balance out what could soon be a conservative majority.
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