What is packing the court anyway?

Republicans are making a mistake to refer to the efforts by Democrats to add more justices to the United States Supreme Court – as Packing the Court.  Most voters have no idea what that means.  Using that term plays into the hands of the Democrats who are now accusing the Republicans of packing the court by appointing conservative judges.

Instead, Republicans should say that Democrats want to add more justices to the United States Supreme Court so a President Biden can appoint more liberal justices.

Explain to the voters that adding more justices is rare and unusual.  That adding more justices increases costs and  results in delays in getting opinions and that the effort is a blanket threat to voters not to vote Republican.