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Democrats block proposed constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court justices to nine

A Republican proposal to amend the Constitution to prevent expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court failed on the House floor. Like all constitutional amendments, the measure needed a two-thirds majority of the House to pass, which it did not get: The vote was along party lines at 212-206. Democrats have never supported...

Democrats block proposed constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court justices to nine

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