In the Senate, Ted will: Oppose activist judges and any court-packing attempt to expand the Supreme Court.
In the Senate, oppose activist judges and any court-packing attempt to expand the Supreme Court.
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The campaign issues page says, "In the Senate, Ted will: Oppose activist judges and any court-packing attempt to expand the Supreme Court."
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Ted Budd as an original cosponsor of S.J.Res.16, a joint resolution "to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices."
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Budd said "some district judges have overstepped" and that "these activist judges are undermining our nation’s constitutional balance of power" while joining the Judicial Relief Clarification Act.
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GovInfo lists S.J.Res.16 as introduced in the 119th Congress with Ted Budd among the cosponsors; the resolution would require a nine-justice Supreme Court.
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Budd announced he led introduction of the Detention Authority Clarification Act, saying federal district judges were allowing releases and the bill would remove statutory doubt.
Assessments
Budd won the 2022 U.S. Senate race and, during the Senate term tied to that campaign, took concrete actions matching both parts of the promise. He cosponsored S.J.Res.16 to require a nine-justice Supreme Court, directly opposing court expansion, and sponsored or joined legislation framed as limiting activist-judge overreach. Because the promise was to oppose these things in the Senate, not necessarily to enact a final statutory or constitutional change, these same-term Senate actions are sufficient for delivery.
Budd promised to oppose activist judges and attempts to expand the Supreme Court once in the Senate. During his Senate term, he took concrete actions matching that promise: he cosponsored S.J.Res.16 to require a nine-justice Supreme Court and joined legislation framed as a response to activist judges limiting nationwide judicial relief. Because the promise was to oppose these developments rather than to secure final enactment of a specific law, these Senate actions satisfy the promised outcome in the same term.