Friend, we’ve already received over 1,200 responses to our poll, but we haven’t heard from you:

Are you in favor of expanding the Supreme Court by at least four seats?

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The California Environmental Voters Education Fund (EnviroVoters Ed Fund) conducts research to inform how we build civic participation and foster environmental leadership with lawmakers.

Congress increased the number of justices on the Bench to nine in 1869 to reflect the number of federal circuit courts at the time. Although the number of federal circuit courts stands at 13 today, the Supreme Court has remained at nine seats.

EnviroVoters and other partner groups are calling for adding at least four seats to rebalance the Court, but the EnviroVoters Ed Fund wants to hear from you, friend.

Thanks for participating in our poll!

- Aaron McCall, California Environmental Voters Education Fund


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From: Aaron McCall, California Environmental Voters Ed Fund
To: [email protected]
Date: June 12, 2023
Subject: POLL: Do you support expanding the Supreme Court?

ENVIROVOTERS ED FUND POLL:
Are you in favor of expanding the Supreme Court?
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Hi friend,

The Supreme Court has been rocked by scandals in recent months, with justices like Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch accused of ethical misconduct, and just a few weeks ago issued yet another ruling further restricting the EPA.

Even before then, California Environmental Voters and other progressive and environmental organizations had been calling for significant court reform to make the Supreme Court not only greener but also more democratic and accountable to the American people.

Congress expanded the Court to nine justices in 1869 to match the number of federal circuit courts. Yet as the number of circuit courts has grown to 13 today, the Supreme Court has stuck with nine seats. In addition, the Supreme Court currently has no binding code of ethics, with justices rarely, if ever, recusing themselves in cases even with seemingly glaring conflicts of interest.

EnviroVoters supports adding at least four more seats to the bench and implementing a binding, enforceable code of ethics, especially regarding recusals and financial disclosures.

In fact, EnviroVoters is part of a coalition of activist groups organizing a “Just Majority” bus tour calling for a fair, ethical court, with such reforms as expansion, ethics investigations, and term limits. At a stop in Oakland last month, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-12) said that the Court has brought us to “a crisis of democracy.”

Any reforms to the Supreme Court would mark a major change in our institutions, and even the Democratic Party and progressive movement are not in complete unison on specific reforms.

California Environmental Voters Education Fund wants to know what you think, friend, so we’re polling our membership list:

Fill out this one-question survey to tell us whether you support expanding the Supreme Court to at least 13 seats >> [link removed]

Thanks for providing your input.

Aaron McCall
Federal Advocacy Coordinator
California Environmental Voters Education Fund
(formerly CLCV Ed Fund)


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