“A truthful evaluation of the history and origins of the right, along with the written record of the Framers would throw out ALL Federal gun control for violating the 2nd Amendment. And via application of the 14th Amendment would then throw out ALL gun control in all the states.”
While new President Joe Biden has not explicitly come out and said he’s going to pack the court if things don’t go his way, he hasn’t denied he would do so either.
Indeed, one of Biden’s early acts was to establish a “commission” to look into “changes” to the Supreme Court of the United States.
It’s a useful threat to dangle over the heads of both Republicans and the Court alike, despite the inherent dangers of going down that path.
A little history here, while the Constitution sets out that there must be a supreme court, Article III Section 1 stating:
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.