Kamala Harris Backs 4 Major System Changes, Including Supreme Court Expansion

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 18

Kamala Harris floated a broad institutional overhaul in a call with Emerge, urging discussion of expanding the Supreme Court, abolishing the Electoral College, and granting statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Harris framed the ideas as a way to counter what she called "red state cheating," and the package would likely improve Democrats' electoral and Senate prospects.
Mike Johnson called the push a "dangerous gambit," while the report notes court expansion has long been politically toxic, citing Franklin Roosevelt's failed 1937 bid to raise the bench to as many as 15 justices.
The proposals land as Harris, who lost all 7 swing states to Donald Trump in 2024, begins acting more like a 2028 contender in what is expected to be a crowded Democratic field.

What lessons can the U.S. learn from other democracies that have reformed their highest courts?

Could term limits or ethics codes be more effective than court expansion for judicial reform?

How can institutional reforms avoid becoming tools for perpetual political power struggles?