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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 13, 2021

Gov. Bill Lee is one of four governors nationwide who have endorsed a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices to the current count of nine, Tennessee Star reports. Other governors who have endorsed the “Keep Nine Amendment” include Doug Ducey of Arizona, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska. The proposed amendment has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.J. Resolution 11 and in the Senate as S.J. Resolution 9. Another Tennessean has connections to the effort as well. Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers is one of the organizers of the “Keep Nine Amendment” campaign.