Explainer: Democratic 'court packing' would prompt a gloves-off political fight

The vow by Republican President Donald Trump and the Republicans to quickly fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat despite a looming election has revived talk among some Democrats of expanding the number of justices on the court.Here are a few things to consider about "court packing."The number of justices on the high court has remained at nine since 1869, but Congress has the power to change the size of the bench and did so several times before that.