Hence, Roosevelt secretly planned to pack the Supreme Court (only his attorney General, Homer Cummings, knew about this idea) with more liberal justices who would approve the New Deal. His proposal was that “for every justice over the age of 70 who refused to retire, the president would have the right to appoint another justice, and so there would be a cap on the number of justices at 15”. If no one retired, then he would appoint six additional liberal justices to the Supreme Court. Unquestionably, he tried to put a mask to his real intentions (passing the New Deal), and aimed to sell the idea that this change would promote judicial efficiency. For instance, he claimed that the justices’ age was central as they were unaware of the necessities of the new times; and in addition, their age was affecting their work productivity, thus needed some help to fulfill their jobs on time. Unfortunately, his plan was not accepted as
Hence, Roosevelt secretly planned to pack the Supreme Court (only his attorney General, Homer Cummings, knew about this idea) with more liberal justices who would approve the New Deal. His proposal was that “for every justice over the age of 70 who refused to retire, the president would have the right to appoint another justice, and so there would be a cap on the number of justices at 15”. If no one retired, then he would appoint six additional liberal justices to the Supreme Court. Unquestionably, he tried to put a mask to his real intentions (passing the New Deal), and aimed to sell the idea that this change would promote judicial efficiency. For instance, he claimed that the justices’ age was central as they were unaware of the necessities of the new times; and in addition, their age was affecting their work productivity, thus needed some help to fulfill their jobs on time. Unfortunately, his plan was not accepted as