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Join us tomorrow, January 17 for the Stop the RELENTLESS Power Grab rally on the steps of the Supreme Court at 8:30am ET.

The Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) regressive conservative majority has not stopped at just weakening our voting rights, refusing to stem the tide of gun violence, or stripping away our reproductive rights. They are currently looking to rip apart the very fabric under which our government is able to operate -- extremist justices are coming after the Chevron doctrine. 

The Chevron doctrine is the decision establishing that, absent explicit policy, government agencies have the right to reasonably interpret statutes. Why is this so important? Imagine you’re the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board trying to issue guidance on accessible entrances, but Congress has not passed a policy explicitly naming the correct size of an accessible doorway in each unique situation, the Chevron doctrine is what allows them the leeway to make that determination. 

Without that ability, government will grind to a halt -- unable to make any reasonable decisions for themselves. Even arch-conservative Justice Antonin Scalia admitted that the Chevron doctrine would endure, “not because it represents a rule that is easier to follow and thus easier to predict (though that is true enough), but because it more accurately reflects the reality of government, and thus more adequately serves its needs.”

But the conservative majority in the Supreme Court is determined to grab as much power as they possibly can in this moment regardless of the cost to the American people.

Tomorrow, SCOTUS will hear arguments in Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce (with Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo), cases specifically designed to attack the Chevron doctrine by conservative activists. The Court’s decision in these cases could mean life-tenured, radical justices, rather than elected officials and expert public servants, will decide whether: 

• Seniors get Social Security benefits or not
• Workers have basic safety protections on the job or not
• Scientists or special interests get to shape our environmental and drug safety standards
• Our government works for the people or the justices’ corporate benefactors.

We cannot allow these extremists to succeed. Here’s how you help:

1. Join our coalition at the Stop the RELENTLESS Power Grab rally tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, at 8:30am on the steps of the Supreme Court. We must make it known that the American people see what these MAGA justices are attempting to do and will not sit idly by as they grab for more power at the expense of the American people. 
2. Contact Congress and tell them to stop the Relentless power grab. It’s not enough for SCOTUS to potentially rule in favor of the American people in this one case. We’ve seen time and again that they are overreaching their authority in order to secure partisan wins. It’s time Congress did something to stand up to these MAGA justices.

Republican activist justices have done enough harm to this country. Join us tomorrow to stop the Relentless power grab before they have more control over our freedoms, communities, and democracy.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team