From Fox News: Democratic strategist James Carville urged on Wednesday that Democrats open “Pandora’s Box” and execute multiple controversial power grabs to “save democracy,” including establishing a permanent electoral majority the next time they gain power.
“The Democrats talk about democracy – the importance of democracy and preserving democracy and saving democracy,” Carville said. “Well, the truth of the matter is, people are right when they say this democracy is really imperfect.”
Carville listed several perceived imbalances in the current system, including Texas attempting to redraw its congressional districts. He argued that if Democrats can pull off a resounding victory in 2028 – winning the presidency, the Senate, and the House – they should use it to enshrine their power in unprecedented ways.
The Democratic strategist declared, “They are just going to have to unilaterally add Puerto Rico and District of Columbia states. They’re going to have to do it. They’re just going to have to do it.”
“And they may have to expand the [Supreme Court] to 13 members,” he added.
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Law professor Jonathan Turley weighed in, writing, “James Carville just became the latest Democrat to call for packing the Supreme Court and to create new blue states once Democrats retake power…”
James Carville just became the latest Democrat to call for packing the Supreme Court and to create new blue states once Democrats retake power…https://t.co/TgLMU6Zb8i
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 7, 2025
Turley added: “…It is a curious argument that each idea was previously objectionable but when done as a package they are somehow more defensible: “”Any of those things in isolation I would be skeptical about. I would be cautious about. I would say, ‘Well, I don’t know if that’s the greatest idea in the world, you’re opening Pandora’s Box.’ If you want to save democracy, I think you got to do all of those things because we just are moving further and further away from being anything close to democracy.”
“…It is akin to saying that burning a house is arson but torching a city is urban renewal. He is not the first to argue that Democrats have to use a packed Court to effectively guarantee that Republicans can never retake power again.”
…It is akin to saying that burning a house is arson but torching a city is urban renewal. He is not the first to argue that Democrats have to use a packed Court to effectively guarantee that Republicans can never retake power again. https://t.co/6zzH9wJu3C
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 7, 2025
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