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AdvertisementGOP challenger Kevin O'Connor opposes the ideaSen. Ed Markey says he will vote to expand Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmedGOP challenger Kevin O'Connor opposes the ideaHide TranscriptShow Transcriptthe U. S Supreme Court I wanted. Even before President Trump's Supreme Court pick was officially announced, Senator Ed Markey came to Revere to slam Judge Amy Coney Barrett. She is a clear and present danger to reproductive rights, Marquis said. He will fight barons confirmation in the Senate every way possible. But he says if Barrett is eventually put on the court, he will push to give her company. I will move toe end the filibuster in the United States Senate next year so that we can expand the Supreme Court to get back at least the two seats that the Republicans have stolen. With the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, conservatives could soon hold a 6 to 3 majority on the court. Congress would have to add at least four seeds for liberals to take control. We've had a nine justice Supreme Court for the last 150 years. There's no need to expand it, Kevin O'Connor, marquees Republican opponent, says, opening the door to what's called repacking. The court would set off an endless political see saw. When the other party gets back in control, they'll repack on and and so the net effect is that it undercuts confidence in the judiciary Marquees Court plan is contingent on Democrats winning control of Congress and the White House in November. But what if Republicans and President Trump win big? That potential for a backfire? Maybe, why so many Democrats are reluctant to embrace marquees court plan, including Joe Biden, who so far has only talked about the need for general judicial reform. I'm David Bennett, WCVB News Center five.AdvertisementSen. Ed Markey says he will vote to expand Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmedGOP challenger Kevin O'Connor opposes the ideaSen. Ed Markey says he will vote to increase the number of justices who sit on the Supreme Court of the United States if the Republican party's nominee is confirmed before the general election.This comes amid a push from President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans to confirm a replacement for Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Nov. 3.Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer on Sept. 18.Trump officially nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, as his nominee for the Supreme Court seat shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday.The Democrats and their presidential nominee, Joe Biden, believe Ginsburg's replacement should not be chosen until after the November election.Markey, a Democrat and the junior U.S. senator from Massachusetts, spoke about the battle to fill Ginsburg's seat during a news conference at Revere Beach on Saturday.“It portends to be one of the most consequential nominations in the history of the United States. I will do everything in my power to block the nomination being confirmed of Amy Coney Barrett," Markey said.“If the Republicans in successful in jamming it through, I will vote next year to end the filibuster so we can expand the Supreme Court to get back the seats which have been stolen by the Republicans over the last four years.”The Massachusetts Republican Party spoke out against Markey's response through a retweet of a video from Markey's news conference that was tweeted by NewsCenter 5's David Bienick."A radical and dangerous response to a duly-elected president's constitutional obligation to fill a vacant SCOTUS seat, and a Senate majority's duty to confirm," reads the tweet from the MassGOP.Markey, 74, is in the middle of a re-election campaign. The senator is pitted against attorney Kevin O'Connor, a Dover resident and Boston College Law School graduate who is running as a Republican."We've had a nine justice Supreme Court for the last 150 years. There's no need to expand it," said O'Connor, who said that adding justices would set off an endless political see-saw. "When the other party gets back in control, they'll re-pack, so the net effect is that it undercuts confidence in the judiciary," said O'Connor.Sen. Ed Markey says he will vote to increase the number of justices who sit on the Supreme Court of the United States if the Republican party's nominee is confirmed before the general election.This comes amid a push from President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans to confirm a replacement for before Nov. 3.AdvertisementGinsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer on Sept. 18.Trump officially nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, as his nominee for the Supreme Court seat shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday.The Democrats and their presidential nominee, Joe Biden, believe Ginsburg's replacement should not be chosen until after the November election.Markey, a Democrat and the junior U.S. senator from Massachusetts, spoke about the battle to fill Ginsburg's seat during a news conference at Revere Beach on Saturday.“It portends to be one of the most consequential nominations in the history of the United States. I will do everything in my power to block the nomination being confirmed of Amy Coney Barrett," Markey said.“If the Republicans in successful in jamming it through, I will vote next year to end the filibuster so we can expand the Supreme Court to get back the seats which have been stolen by the Republicans over the last four years.”This content is imported from Twitter.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Sen Ed Markey says if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, he will vote next year to expand the number of justices on the court. — David Bienick (@BienickWCVB)The Massachusetts Republican Party spoke out against Markey's response through a retweet of a video from Markey's news conference that was tweeted by NewsCenter 5's David Bienick."A radical and dangerous response to a duly-elected president's constitutional obligation to fill a vacant SCOTUS seat, and a Senate majority's duty to confirm," reads the tweet from the MassGOP.This content is imported from Twitter.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.A radical and dangerous response to a duly elected president's constitutional obligation to fill a vacant SCOTUS seat, and a Senate majority's duty to confirm. — MassGOP (@massgop)Markey, 74, is in the middle of a re-election campaign. The senator is pitted against attorney Kevin O'Connor, a Dover resident and Boston College Law School graduate who is running as a Republican."We've had a nine justice Supreme Court for the last 150 years. There's no need to expand it," said O'Connor, who said that adding justices would set off an endless political see-saw. "When the other party gets back in control, they'll re-pack, so the net effect is that it undercuts confidence in the judiciary," said O'Connor.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementGOP challenger Kevin O'Connor opposes the ideaSen. Ed Markey says he will vote to expand Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmedGOP challenger Kevin O'Connor opposes the ideaHide TranscriptShow Transcriptthe U. S Supreme Court I wanted. Even before President Trump's Supreme Court pick was officially announced, Senator Ed Markey came to Revere to slam Judge Amy Coney Barrett. She is a clear and present danger to reproductive rights, Marquis said. He will fight barons confirmation in the Senate every way possible. But he says if Barrett is eventually put on the court, he...

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