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Dear John,
The Supreme Court just issued a ruling that once again delays the criminal trial against Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. After months of gratuitous delay and this ruling, it’s now virtually certain that this case will not go to trial before the election — and if he wins, he will undoubtedly order the Justice Department to shut down the prosecution indefinitely.
Pardon my language, but this ruling is absolute bullsh*t.
Donald Trump was indicted last August 1, nearly a full year ago. If this case had gone forward as Judge Tanya Chutkan originally scheduled it to, the trial would have started in March and be nearly over by now.
Instead the Supreme Court did everything possible to protect Trump and effectively put him above the law.
Democracy cannot survive this kind of rank partisanship and corruption at the highest court in the land — and that’s why we must act now to demand Supreme Court reform now.
So I'm asking you today: Will you donate $5 a month to Inequality Media Civic Action to alert the public and push for Supreme Court reform?
Yes, Robert! I’ll start a monthly donation to alert the public and push for Supreme Court reform.
No, I’m sorry, I can’t chip in monthly.
Donald Trump’s argument — that he is immune from prosecution for crimes committed while he was president — should have been laughed out of Court in about 30 seconds.
Let me remind you that Trump’s lawyers literally argued that the president could order the military to assassinate a political rival (or even, by their logic, a Supreme Court justice) and remain entirely immune from criminal prosecution.
In fact, there’s no reason the Supreme Court needed to take up Trump’s motion at all. But the justices — including Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, who refused to recuse themselves despite blatant conflicts of interest — stepped in and handed Trump exactly what he wanted: delay, delay, delay.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Unfortunately, the mainstream media treats the Supreme Court with such kid gloves and undeserved deference, that they’ll never truly hold the justices accountable. That’s why it’s up to us to make sure the American people understand that this is not normal — and what’s needed to restore a trustworthy independent judiciary.
Will you donate $5 a month to Inequality Media Civic Action to alert the public and push for Supreme Court reform?
Yes, Robert! I’ll start a monthly donation to alert the public and push for Supreme Court reform.
No, I’m sorry, I can’t chip in monthly.
We at Inequality Media Civic Action have proposed a three-step plan to fix our broken Supreme Court:
1. Ethics: Congress must pass a binding code of ethics that requires justices to recuse themselves in cases where they have a clear conflict of interest. Every other federal judge and most federal employees have to follow a basic ethics code. It’s outrageous that the justices don’t.
2. Term Limits: Justices like Clarence Thomas who have served for decades and are wildly out of touch shouldn’t be allowed to stay on the Supreme Court forever. Limited terms would ensure regular appointments and reduce the extreme politicization of Supreme Court nomination fights.
3. Expand the Court: Over the last decade, Republicans have packed the Supreme Court with right-wing judges by refusing to even vote on Obama nominee Merrick Garland while fast-tracking Trump’s nominees, including Amy Coney-Barrett, who was confirmed just days before the 2020 election.
By protecting Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has removed any doubt that it has become hopelessly corrupt, and to save our democracy, we need Supreme Court reform now.
Will you donate $5 a month to Inequality Media Civic Action to alert the public and push for Supreme Court reform?
Yes, Robert! I’ll start a monthly donation to alert the public and push for Supreme Court reform.
No, I’m sorry, I can’t chip in monthly.
Thank you for joining with us,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action
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