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By Jarrett Stepman ~

A bill from Senate Democrats to be marked up in committee Thursday would destroy the independence of the Supreme Court, a group of Republican senators said at a Wednesday press conference.

With Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, looking on, Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gestures to a visual aid during a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday at which he lambasted a Democratic bill supposedly aimed at “fixing” the Supreme Court. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Six GOP lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke about how the Supreme Court “ethics” bill drawn up by Democrats on their committee would be toxic to the country.

The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act was authored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. On top of imposing many additional financial disclosure requirements for Supreme Court justices, it would allow any individual to file unlimited complaints…