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John,
First, I have to say that I am thrilled by Kamala Harris’s choice to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
Minnesota is ranked among the top three happiest states in the country, and much of that is thanks to Walz passing progressive policies like paid family leave and free school lunch.
Tim Walz is a reminder of what the Democrats have accomplished in decades past, when we ignore the pushback and scrutiny of our opponents and focus solely on helping the American people.
It is my hope that a Harris-Walz administration will fight to finish what President Biden started, including reforming the Supreme Court.
Last week, Biden proposed three reforms to restore trust and accountability to the Supreme Court and protect our democracy.
The first reform: the No One Is Above the Law Amendment, a constitutional amendment to guarantee that NO FORMER PRESIDENT is immune from prosecution for crimes committed while in office.
The second is term limits for Supreme Court justices, to prevent any president from radically altering the makeup of our highest court. No other branch of government provides lifetime appointments to our leaders, and the judicial branch shouldn’t either.
Finally, President Biden proposed a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court. The current self-imposed ethics code has proven ineffective, with right-wing justices cozying up to billionaire donors like Harlan Crow and taking luxury trips to Putin’s hometown.
John, these reforms are common sense, and they are long past due – but neither Biden or Harris can get them passed without a Democrat supermajority in Congress.
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We’ve seen enough in the last 30 days alone to know that Supreme Court reforms aren’t just nice to think about. They are a PREREQUISITE for securing our democracy, ending rampant corruption, and overturning the decision to give U.S. presidents the same power as a dictator.
These reforms will also prevent a lot of the policies in Project 2025 that Republicans can impose on us without having Trump in the White House. We have to change our thinking to see these reforms through.
John, right now, every issue is an issue for the courts. Even if we get control of Congress and try to expand Americans’ rights, SCOTUS can simply overrule it. Every major protection HAS to be a constitutional amendment.
It’s not enough to focus on battleground states these next three months. We have to treat every red state like it’s a battleground state we can flip. If we don’t, we will never have enough seats in Congress to pass a constitutional amendment.
That means no codifying Roe, no codifying same-sex marriage, and no preventing Trump or the next Republican president from ruling like a dictator.
We need an invincible majority in Congress. Let’s work together to make it happen.
-David |
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