People are worried.
Recent rulings from the far-right Supreme Court have shaken us. Giving presidents, including the former occupant of the White House, absolute immunity is a massive blow to our democracy.
And the court ruled that cities across the country can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places — meaning unhoused folks can be jailed simply for trying to survive.
Where do we go from here, when the very system created to uphold our rights is instead attacking citizens and our democracy, and putting power into the hands of corporations and mega-donors?
I know people are worried about these rulings. About the outcome of the upcoming Presidential election. About SCOTUS reform. About affordable housing. About so many things that it feels overwhelming.
The Supreme Court is facing a crisis of legitimacy. It has been stacked with partisan, far-right justices hand-selected by conservative mega-donors, enabled by a man who was just found guilty on 34 counts of lies, cover ups, and withholding the truth.
The Justices have released partisan decisions and substituted extremist, minority opinions for settled law. And they’ve repeated ethics violation after ethics violation by accepting lavish, secret gifts from right-wing mega-donors. For context, an entry-level staffer in the White House can't accept as much as a coffee as a gift, while Justices of the highest Court are getting showered with private school tuitions and luxury vacations
I’m fighting for:
We can turn our pain into power. If they can legislate hardship, hurt, and harm, we can and we must legislate equity, healing, and justice.
Add your name today to support SCOTUS reform. It’s time.
Yours in service,
Ayanna