Washington Post editorial board warns Democrats: Court-packing would be 'historic mistake'

The Washington Post editorial board warns against progressive efforts to pack the Supreme Court, suggests term limits instead

"No serious person, in either major political party, suggests court packing as a means of overturning disliked Supreme Court decisions, whether the decision in question is Roe v. Wade or Citizens United," the commission's report read. "Scholars could say, until very recently, that even as compared to other court reform efforts, ‘court-packing’ is especially out of bounds. This is part of the convention of judicial independence."

Oral arguments over Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban worried progressives that when it comes time to decide, the Supreme Court will gut Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 abortion rights ruling. The concern has Democrats revisiting the court-packing plan, but the Washington Post said it wouldn't be wise because Republicans could do the same thing.