REPORT: Justice Gorsuch delivers stern message when asked about Biden’s radical SCOTUS proposals

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From Fox News: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch had little to say when asked about President Biden’s proposals to overhaul the Supreme Court, but he did deliver a brief message.

When asked by “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream about Biden’s suggestions for changes to the Supreme Court, Gorsuch said he did not want to get into “what is now a political issue during a presidential election year.” He then continued, however, stressing the importance of an “independent judiciary,” particularly for those who are unpopular.

“It’s there for the moments when the spotlight’s on you, when the government’s coming after you. And don’t you want a ferociously independent judge and a jury of your peers to make those decisions? Isn’t that your right as an American?” Gorsuch said. “And so I just say, be careful.”

Last week Joe Biden announced a radical plan to transform the Supreme Court, and is calling on Congress to enact it.  Instead of lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court, Biden’s plan calls for a system where the sitting president would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in service on the court.

If the plan were enacted, the first three Supreme Court justices to be replaced are three conservatives: Justice Clarence Thomas has been on the court for nearly 33 years. Chief Justice John Roberts has served for 19 years, and Justice Samuel Alito has served for 18.

WATCH Justice Gorsuch’s response below:

Gorsuch also said during the interview that he believes there are now so many laws in the United States that it’s hard to keep up with them all, and voiced concern that so many people are committing violations without even meaning to do something wrong.

“As a judge now for 18 years, I just came to see case after case in which ordinary Americans just trying to live their lives, not hurt anybody, raise their families, were just getting whacked by laws unexpectedly,” Gorsuch said.

WATCH the full interview below:

BREAKING: Biden unveils radical proposal to overhaul the Supreme Court

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