Hi,

Trump-appointed judges continue to make dangerous statements from the Supreme Court. Recently, Trump’s Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said COVID protections were perhaps "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country."1

Not only is this a dangerous way to characterize emergency public health measures like vaccine mandates and temporary closures, it’s completely ahistorical. Gorsuch wants to talk about “peacetime” breaches of civil liberties? There are massive violations of civil rights in the history of America during so-called peacetime: slavery, Jim Crow laws, family separation at the border, persecution of LGBTQ+ communities, and more.

Gorsuch’s comment is yet another example of how the extreme right-wing Supreme Court is out of step with reality and the convictions of the American people. We must Expand the Court to make it more democratic and representative of the opinions of a majority of Americans.

Sign the petition: Congress must expand the Supreme Court and protect democracy from dangerous Trump-appointed right-wing judges.

We need to restore balance to the Supreme Court and save it from Trump-appointed extremist judges like Gorsuch.

The Constitution allows Congress to change the number of justices — lawmakers have done so seven different times throughout American history.2 Adding seats to the Court is a practical, proportional response that would allow us to stop the harm being done and restore its balance and integrity. Additionally, setting Supreme Court term limits would be perfectly constitutional and an important part of this effort.

In the face of an unaccountable, unrepresentative majority on the Supreme Court determined to strip Americans of our freedoms, we need Congress to deliver the reforms necessary to protect our democracy. That starts with expanding the Court.

Add your name urging Congress to expand the Supreme Court and save our democratic rule of law from right-wing extremism.

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. Associated Press, “COVID emergency orders are among 'greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says,” May 19, 2023.
  2. Harvard Law and Policy Review, “The Supreme Court Has Been Expanded Many Times Before. Here Are Four Ways To Do It Today,” May 6, 2019.

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