Supreme Court lifetime appointments opposed by 63% of Americans: poll

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Just 38 percent of Americans approve of a Democratic plan to add four new justices to the nation's top court.

, a Kentucky Republican who was key to pushing through Trump's conservative judicial nominees, has condemned the Democrats' consideration of such proposals.

"Democrats keep showing they don't care about norms and institutions, only power. The latest example: a bill to pack the Supreme Court and destroy its legitimacy to guarantee the rulings liberals want," McConnell tweeted on Thursday. Democrats keep showing they don’t care about norms and institutions, only power. The latest example: a bill to pack the Supreme Court and destroy its legitimacy to guarantee the rulings liberals want.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, strongly criticized the proposal as well.

"Democrats want to add 4 new justices to the Supreme Court of their choosing to force their socialist agenda on the American people. They would rather dismantle this nation than dignify the Constitution. It should scare every single American," McCarthy wrote onDespite Republican concerns, the number of Supreme Court justices has been changed multiple times throughout American history.

 

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