Kamala Harris Floats 3 Structural Changes, Including SCOTUS Expansion, Ahead of 2026 Midterms
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Updated · Fox News · May 14
Kamala Harris Floats 3 Structural Changes, Including SCOTUS Expansion, Ahead of 2026 Midterms
5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 14
Harris used a Wednesday livestream to pitch a "no bad idea brainstorm" for Democrats, urging discussion of Supreme Court expansion, changes around the Electoral College and multi-member districts.
The former vice president said the party needs an "expanded playbook" before the 2026 midterms, framing the proposals as structural responses rather than a settled platform.
Her list also included ethics rules for Supreme Court justices, penalties for misleading the Senate Judiciary Committee, and statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
Conservative commentators and Republican figures quickly mocked the ideas online, with critics arguing Democrats were turning election losses into calls to rewrite institutions.
The remarks land as Harris weighs a possible 2028 presidential run after her failed 2024 bid, adding political stakes to what she cast as an open-ended strategy session.
How might proposed reforms to voting, courts, and statehood collectively reshape the structure of American democracy?
With public trust in the Supreme Court low, what are the most viable paths for implementing judicial ethics rules?
What would voting look and feel like for citizens under a system with multi-member districts?