Dear MoveOn member,
On Thursday, The New York Times released a damning report showing that in the days following the January 6 insurrection in 2021, and while the Supreme Court was considering Trump's case to overturn the election, Justice Samuel Alito was flying an upside-down American flag in his front yard—a symbol that had been adopted by insurrectionists to show their support of Trump's despicable "Stop the Steal" effort.1
And now, in the coming days, Alito will participate in deciding if Trump is immune from prosecution for inciting that insurrection.
This is as clear-cut as it gets. Alito is unfit to sit on the court and must recuse himself from any cases involving Trump.
But we know he won't. This is the same man who gleefully wrote the opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade. And now he joins Clarence Thomas as yet another member of the Supreme Court with direct ties to the insurrection.
We have to stop them. But the only way to do that is by winning in November and delivering a Democratically controlled House and Senate to President Biden, so that they can immediately pass the existing Supreme Court reform bill which includes an enforceable code of ethics.
The level of abject corruption from the MAGA members of this Supreme Court is truly astounding.
But John, if Trump wins, it will get infinitely worse.
Experts predict that if Trump wins, he will have the opportunity to appoint at least two more justices to the Supreme Court, solidifying a far-right majority for decades to come. A far-right majority who will eagerly strip more rights away from women, the LGBTQ+ community, and people of color, and grant even more power to corporations and billionaires.
The question is simple: Do you want another Ketanji Brown Jackson on the court, or do you want another Samuel Alito?
That is the choice we are all making this November. The risk is too big to sit out. We need to harness our anger, lock arms, and sweep this despicable, hateful MAGA movement into the dustbin of history.
Thanks for all you do.
–Mohammad, Mona, Corinne, Cheryl, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. "At Justice Alito's House, a 'Stop the Steal' Symbol on Display," The New York Times, May 16, 2024
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