President Biden’s plan to form a commission to study reforms to the Supreme Court has drawn criticism from some members of the House Republican Caucus, specifically those of Hispanic descent, who see parallels in such a move to actions taken by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
This is part of ongoing partisan debates over the structure and makeup of the nation’s highest court, with Republicans expressing concerns that efforts to overhaul the court could undermine its independence. Meanwhile, progressive Democrats have called for strategies like adding additional justices (“court-packing