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Andy Biggs: It fixes the number of justices at nine permanently, not because nine is a magic number, but because a fixed court…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
It fixes the number of justices at nine permanently, not because nine is a magic number, but because a fixed court cannot be expanded by whoever happens to win the next election,
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Andy Biggs
Republican · Arizona

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During floor debate on the constitutional amendment.

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