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To: CA Conservative

Where in the Constitution does it say that?


27 posted on 09/20/2020 6:54:32 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

It is not in the Constitution, it is in the Judiciary Act of 1869. That was the law that set the number of justices at 9. Since it was a law that was passed and signed by the President, it can only be changed by passing legislation to repeal or amend it. I guess if there was no existing law setting the number of justices, and since the Constitution is silent on the matter, the President might be able to appoint justices at will. But since there is an existing law, that has to be changed in order to change the number of justices.


32 posted on 09/20/2020 7:04:08 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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