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John Donvan:
The number nine. It's a number that represents tremendous power in American law. Nine Supreme Court justices inhabit the highest court in the land. It's been that way since the days of Ulysses S. Grant, but does it have to be? The Constitution is actually silent on just how many justices there should be. And certainly, since Grant, there have been efforts to add more. Now, advocates on the left are eyeing the bench once again for a possible expansion. They see the Supreme Court as it stands as partisan and out of touch. Those opposed say expansion would prove catastrophic and cast into doubt the court's very legitimacy. So, in light of the emerging divide, we asked this question. Should we expand the Supreme Court?
Hi, everybody. I'm John Donvan. And yes, that is the debate we are here for today. It is not the first time that court expansion has become part of our political discourse.
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