按任何公正的标准衡量，前国务卿希拉里·克林顿长期以来大致处于民主党主流的中心位置。很少有观察家能令人信服地指责她是像前参议员乔·曼钦那样的保守派民主党人，也很少有人能指责她是试图将党派推向左翼的进步派急先锋。
By any fair measure, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has long been at roughly the center of the Democratic Party’s mainstream. Few observers could credibly accuse her of being a conservative Democrat along the lines of former Sen. Joe Manchin or of being a progressive firebrand trying push the party to the left.
我之所以提到这一点，是因为克林顿本周表达了一个政策立场，这可能会引起一些人的关注。
I mention this because Clinton took a policy position this week that’s likely to raise some eyebrows.
在播客主持人卡拉·斯威舍和克林顿合作的限定系列节目《高风险》的最新一期中，讨论转向了可能的最高法院改革，这位前总统候选人对最高法院大法官任期限制提出了一些实际担忧——随后表达了对维持现状之外的另一种解决方案的支持。
the latest episode of “High Stakes,” a limited series from podcast host Kara Swisher and Clinton, the discussion turned to possible Supreme Court reforms, and the former presidential candidate raised some practical concerns about term limits on Supreme Court justices — before expressing support for an alternative solution to the status quo.
“我认为，相反，我们应该在民主党掌权时认真考虑扩大法院规模，”克林顿说，“你知道，过去每个巡回法院对应一位大法官。我们现在有13个巡回法院，应该有13位大法官。所以我倾向于研究一下这个方案，看看能否行得通。”这位前国务卿不再担任公职，因此她无法对这类提案进行投票，但我们不要因细节而忽视大局：当 表达对最高法院扩编的公开支持时，这表明一项改革想法已进入政治主流。
“I think, instead, we should seriously look at expanding the court while the Democrats are in power,”
她并非孤军奋战。来自南卡罗来纳州的众议员詹姆斯·克莱伯恩也被广泛认为是代表民主党建制派的重要声音——这位连任17届的现任议员大半个职业生涯都在众议院担任党领导职务——他在8月下旬也公开支持将最高法院大法官人数从9名扩大到13名。
Clinton said“You know, it used to be that you’d have one justice for each circuit. We now have 13 circuits, we should have 13 justices. So I would be in, you know, favor of looking at that and see if we could make it work.”The former secretary no longer holds public office, so it’s not as if she would be in a position to vote on such a proposal, but let’s not miss the forest for the trees: When expresses public support for Supreme Court expansion, it’s evidence that a reform idea has reached the political mainstream.
“我认为我们现在处于一个需要国会采取一些重大行动的境地，我们应该扩充（大法官人数），”克莱伯恩在NBC的《会见新闻界》节目中说，并补充道：“13是个相当不错的数字。一个面包师的打（13个），这将是大法院拥有的一个好数字。”
She’s not alone. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina is also widely recognized as a prominent voice representing the Democratic establishment — the 17-term incumbent has spent much of his career as a member of the party leadership in the House — and in late August he also publicly endorsed expanding the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13.
就在几周前，众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在全国黑人记者协会年会上发言，并表示支持对最高法院进行“剧烈”改革。
“I think we are in a position now that calls for some significant actions taken by the Congress and we ought to expand,” Clyburn said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” adding that “13 is a pretty good number. A baker’s dozen, it would be a good number to have on the court.”Clyburn’s comments came just a few weeks after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention and voiced support for “dramatic” Supreme Court reforms.
“最高法院，最高法院上的保守派右翼多数，基本上已经变成了‘让美国再次伟大’共和党的一个子公司，”这位纽约州民主党人说，并补充道，大法官们似乎认为“现状是可以接受的。事实并非如此。”
“The Supreme Court, the conservative right-wing majority on the Supreme Court, has become basically a subsidiary of the MAGA Republican Party,” the New York Democrat said, adding that the justices seem to believe “the status quo is acceptable. It’s not.”
杰弗里斯没有详细说明他心中具体有哪些改革方案，但这位有望在其党夺回多数席位后成为下一任众议院议长的民主党人表示，桌面上“摆着各种不同的选项”，他不准备“排除其中任何一个”。
Jeffries didn’t elaborate on which specific reforms he had in mind, though the Democrat, positioned to be the next House speaker if his party reclaims the majority, said there are “a variety of different options that are on the table” and he’s not prepared to “foreclose any single one of them.”
如果感觉到民主党领军人物正以越来越高的频率和热情拥抱类似立场，那不是你的错觉。就在杰弗里斯发表上述言论的两周前，前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯在全国城市联盟年会上发言，表示“我们需要重新审视将大法官人数扩充至13人的提议，就像我们有13个地区法院一样。”一个月前，宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗表达了对最高法院进行“根本性改革”的支持，此前不久，佐治亚州参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克也同意“在改变最高法院的问题上，所有选项都必须摆在桌面上”。
If it seems like leading Democratic voices are embracing similar stances with increasing frequency and enthusiasm, it’s not your imagination. Just two weeks before Jeffries made his comments, former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the National Urban League’s annual conference and said“We need to revisit the point of expanding the court to 13 justices, like we have 13 district courts.”A month earlier, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro voiced support for “radical reform” of the Supreme Court, which came on the heels of Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia agreeing that“all options have to be on the table” when it comes to changing the high court.
未来几个月，倡导者之间很可能会就推行何种改革以及各种竞争性主张的政治可行性展开大量辩论。也可以肯定，许多改革者在细节上会存在分歧。但底线依然不变：在民主党的政治中，对话已迅速转向改革最高法院，而非维持现状。
In the coming months, there is likely to be plenty of debate among advocates about the kind of changes to pursue and the political viability of the competing ideas. It’s also a safe bet that many reformers will disagree about the details. But the bottom line remains the same: In Democratic politics, the conversation has shifted rapidly to , not , to reform the Supreme Court.
随着党内许多人开始着眼于2028年总统竞选，如果这一问题成为许多民主党选民的试金石，也不必感到意外。
As many in the party start eyeing the 2028 presidential race, don’t be surprised if this issue becomes a litmus test for many Democratic voters.
此文原载于MS NOW，标题为《希拉里·克林顿加入支持扩大最高法院的日益高涨的呼声》。
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