STATE REPRESENTATIVE SEEKS TO PRESERVE SUPREME COURT

Schmidt Introduces Resolution

to Keep Nine Supreme Court Justices

By Chuck Gibson 

COLUMBUS, OH (May 6, 2021) – A press releasse issued from the office of Ohio State Representative Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland)  Tuesday, May 5, 2021, announced Schmidt introduced a resolution supporting the “Keep Nine” amendment of the United States Constitution. 

Here is the text of the release issued by the office of Rep. Jean Schmidt (R- Loveland), Ohio House of Representatives: 

State Representative Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) last week introduced House Concurrent Resolution 18, a resolution urging the Congress of the United States to adopt the “Keep Nine” amendment of the United States Constitution.

The “Keep Nine” amendment states the following: “The Supreme Court of the United State shall be composed of nine justices.”

Schmidt believes that an independent Supreme Court is an essential element of America’s system of checks and balances that protects the constitutional rights of all Americans. She also has confidence that the President and Congress should be prohibited from undermining the independence of the Supreme Court by changing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

“The policies and actions we are watching come from Washington, D.C. are truly concerning,” said Schmidt. “If the Democrats continue their efforts to ‘pack the Supreme Court’, they need to be aware that the American people are watching. This resolution is modeled after other resolutions across the country and, while nonbinding, we cannot sit back and allow these fundamental shifts to occur in our federal government.”

Concurrent Resolution 18 now heads to the House Civil Justice Committee for further consideration.

State Representative Jean Schmidt is serving her first term in the Ohio House of Representatives. She represents the 65^th house district, which includes northwestern Clermont County.

For more information, contact Rep. Schmidt’s office at (614) 466-8134 or rep65@ohiohouse.gov.