Venezuela’s Dictator Hugo Chavez Packed the Courts
"Almost from the moment Republicans said they intended to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats began to vow they would pack the court if Republicans went through with their plan.
"'If [Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell] holds a vote [on a Supreme Court nominee] in 2020, we pack the court in 2021. It’s that simple,' Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., said the weekend Ginsburg died.
"As a Venezuelan, this is not the first time I have seen an authoritarian measure like this. Changing the rules also was a strategy of Hugo Chavez, the former president of Venezuela.
"Chavez had two fundamental rules—expel those on the court who were not attached to his party, and add enough seats to ensure his will was done. Chavez increased the number of judges on Venezuela’s highest court from 20 to 32 in 2004, and in so doing secured victories for himself until his death in 2013.
"…My country did not prevent court-packing, and its people are still victims of these courts that violate and do not respect the most basic rights. According to the Penal Forum, a Venezuelan network of pro-bono criminal defense lawyers, Venezuela holds more than 360 political prisoners.
These are the results of a corrupted judicial system created by dangerous politicians. Americans should not go down this road."
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/22/pack-the-court-hugo-chavez/