Chris Hayes on MSNBC asked Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House if she was open to efforts to expand the courts in the future.
“Not just the Supreme Courts, but the other courts,” responded Pelosi. “In 1876 there were nine justices on the court. Our population has grown enormously since then.”
“Should we expand the court? Well, let’s take a look and see,” continued Pelosi. “That relates to the nine district courts. Maybe we need more district courts as well.”
Pelosi also pointed out that the “justices need to disclose their holdings.”
“Why should all the rest of us have to disclose our holdings? And that is appropriate, but not if you’re a justice of the Supreme Court, there in this ivory tower,” Pelosi said.