Markey threatens to pack Supreme Court, abolish filibuster if Trump fills seat

Bret Baier shares his thoughts on the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her relationship with Antonin ScaliaA leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate came out in support of "packing" the U.S. Supreme Court and eliminating the Senate filibuster if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell works to confirm a potential nominee to fill the seat left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Ginsburg died Friday at 87 after a difficult battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer.Nine justices have served on the nation's highest court since 1869. If he violates it, when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court."Markey did not detail how many justices he would like to see appointed.DEMOCRATS SIGNAL PLANS TO TARGET FILIBUSTER IF THEY TAKE BACK SENATE, AS GOP EMBRACES CAMPAIGN ISSUEAfter Ginsburg's death Friday, McConnell promised to hold a vote on a nominee from President Trump."President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate," McConnell said after Ginsburg's death Friday. Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent agreed, saying that Senate Democrats would have "no choice but to nuke the [legislative] filibuster and try to pack the court.""Not doing this won't be an option," he tweeted.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has been cagey when pressed about Democratic plans for the filibuster should his party secure a net gain of four seats and flip Senate control.TRUMP REACTS TO GINSBURG'S DEATH: 'AN AMAZING LIFE'“Nothing’s on the table.