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Two major Supreme Court rulings were handed down today – the first on abortion rights and the second on labor rights.

It’s a mixture of good news and bad, for now. Let’s talk about what happened and where we go from here.

First, in a unanimous decision, the court temporarily halted attempts by extremist, anti-abortion groups from blocking distribution of the medication mifepristone – one of the two drugs used in safe, at-home medical abortions.

Mifepristone has other medical uses as well, including treatment following a miscarriage to prevent sepsis, and to treat other complex reproductive health issues.

Had the Supreme Court sided with the anti-abortion groups today, it would have meant blocking mail-order access to this medication even in states where abortion is legal and protected.

But here’s the catch.

While today’s ruling is a victory for abortion rights and bodily autonomy, the fight is not over. The conservative justices sent a clear message that they will hear the case again and rule differently if these groups bring a better case with “the right plaintiff.”

Lest we forget: The only reason we are living through this nightmare, fighting for the right to control our own bodies again, is because Democrats chose to spend the last 50 years treating bodily autonomy as a fundraising gimmick instead of a fundamental civil and human right.

Even in the wake of the Dobbs decision, Democrats had the opportunity to pass abortion protections into law while they controlled both chambers of Congress and the White House. And Biden has considerable power under the Executive Branch to protect abortion access.

They choose not to use that power, because it’s easier to fundraise on fear than to deliver results.

As your president, I will leverage every tool at my disposal to safeguard our human rights and secure your right to healthcare.

In the second major case decided today, a nearly unanimous court savagely undercut the authority of the National Labor Relations Board and ruled in favor of Starbucks in their union-busting case.

The result will give corporate thugs like Starbucks and Amazon carte blanche to continue steamrolling employees attempting to assert their power and safeguard their rights through collective bargaining.

Even the lone justice who dissented, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, concurred with the majority ruling but disagreed with a few specifics.

Given the widespread reporting of corruption among the Supreme Court – with details of millions of dollars in lavish gifts, favorable insider stock deals, and unexplained income for their spouses – the naked bribery is there for all to see.

There is only one remedy to the cancer of corruption that currently infects our highest court: We need a radical overhaul of the Supreme Court.

There is entirely too much power vested in this oligarchy of nine – and no accountability. As president I will DOUBLE the number of Supreme Court justices from 9 to 18 to better reflect the growth of our population and scope of our federal court system. I will also impose term limits of 18 years and stagger the term limits so that a new seat opens each year.

We will pass legislation requiring a two-thirds supermajority from the Supreme Court for all cases involving judicial review of federal laws.

Finally, to excise the corruption for good, we will establish a binding code of ethics for all Supreme Court justices so that they are held to the same standard – or higher – as any federal judge.

Never again will a single president have the power to put an ideological lock on the court for a generation. And never again will justices have unchecked power to lord over everyday Americans or escape accountability for their corruption.

Those are the checks and balances our founders envisioned and that modern society demands. With your contribution, we can make that vision a reality and liberate our government from this corrupt, tyrannical court.

You can read more about my plans to fight corruption at every level of our federal government at jillstein2024.com/platform.

Thank you for investing in this bold vision for our future, and for joining me in this fight.

In solidarity and gratitude,

Jill