Sen. LindseyGrahamSC accuses Dems of trying to ‘destroy the legitimacy’ of the conservative Supreme Court
on Tuesday accused Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee of launching"a concentrated effort" to delegitimize the conservative majority Supreme Court.
But Ranking Member Graham, R-S.C., said the hearing was"a concentrated effort by the left to delegitimize this court and cherry pick examples to make a point." Ranking member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, May 2, 2023."Your response has been to pack the court," Graham said."Virtually every member of the Democratic caucus except maybe one or two are for expanding the number of judges to dilute the conservative majority that exists today.
"This is an unseemly effort by the Democratic left to destroy the legitimacy of the Roberts Court, it's put people at risk, it's put their personal safety at risk," he said.Graham referenced Justice Elena Kagan, who was formerly the dean of Harvard Law School and by nature would raise money for the school during her post. But at as justice, she has not recused herself from cases involving law school, including the affirmative action case against the school argued last fall.
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