The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed constitutional amendment on September 2 that would have fixed the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine. ^[1] On September 3, 2026, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson led an effort to amend the United States Constitution to cap the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. ^[2] Democratic lawmakers indicated they want to expand the number of justices to 13 and criticized the Supreme Court's recent decisions and its current makeup. ^[3] Representative Andy Biggs introduced the joint resolution under suspended rules but failed to garner the necessary two-thirds majority. ^[4] The vote fell almost entirely along party lines at 212-206, with only one Democrat supporting the proposed amendment. ^[5] Speaker Mike Johnson stated that the constitutional amendment was necessary to prevent Democrats from adding justices to the Supreme Court through legislation. ^[6] The article argues that the Republican proposal to cap the court size is antidemocratic and shares the same aim as Donald Trump's 2020 campaign slogan 'stop the count!' ^[7] The proposed constitutional amendment to cap the court at nine justices failed immediately along party lines after being brought to the House floor. ^[8]