
Rep. James Clyburn Proposes Expanding Supreme Court to “Baker’s Dozen”
Democratic Representative James Clyburn publicly advocates for increasing the number of Supreme Court justices to thirteen to shift the court’s ideological balance.
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Democratic Representative James Clyburn publicly advocates for increasing the number of Supreme Court justices to thirteen to shift the court’s ideological balance.
Lawmakers in South Carolina have moved forward with a new U.S. House map that is reportedly designed to target the district of powerful Democrat James Clyburn.
Democratic leaders James Clyburn and Cory Booker have strongly criticized a recent Supreme Court ruling on voting rights. Clyburn suggested Chief Justice Roberts would be deemed 'infamous,' while Booker called the court 'profoundly hypocritical.'

Democratic Representative James Clyburn publicly regretted his 1991 support for Justice Clarence Thomas, stating the justice later acted against his own background and values.
Representative James Clyburn has stated that the Republican Party's efforts in redistricting are part of a broader strategy to disenfranchise Black voters.

Democratic power broker James Clyburn has announced his decision to run for the House again, defying calls for generational change and signaling his desire to be present for the election of the first Black speaker.
Representative James Clyburn commented on the record-breaking early voter turnout in South Carolina, stating that people were 'very angry'.

South Carolina Republicans have proposed redrawing the state's political maps, a move that could dismantle the district of James Clyburn, the state's only Black congressman since 1897. Critics have labeled the effort "Jim Crow 2.0" following a Supreme Court decision affecting the Voting Rights Act.