MSNBC legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick thinks the media got it wrong yesterday. She doesn't think the Supreme Court sounded skeptical about attempts to ban the abortion pill.
She told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace what she heard was the conservative justices saying, "Come back when Donald Trump is elected and the Comstock Act becomes the law of land." That's the 1873 law Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito brought up repeatedly, suggesting a Republican president could use it to ban the abortion pill nationwide – without Congress even getting a vote.
That squares with Elizabeth Warren's warning yesterday that, "This is about Donald Trump and Republican politicians marching us toward a full-on nationwide abortion ban."
John, we cannot afford to take any more hits on the Supreme Court. We MUST protect the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate in 2024.
This Supreme Court is increasingly facing a legitimacy crisis – at a time when our nation can least afford it.
There are five Senate races Democrats must win to stop the Supreme Court from tilting even further toward fascism if Trump wins – and to making sure President Biden can confirm new justices if he is re-elected and the opportunity arises:
Ruben Gallego (Arizona) must defeat extremist Kari Lake to win this seat for Democrats.
Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), and Jon Tester (Montana) ALL must win re-election in states that now range from purple to red.
Lucas Kunce (Missouri) is our best shot to EXPAND our Senate map -- winning back a seat from Republican Josh Hawley that Democrats held just 6 years ago.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Elections Team
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