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Friend,

During his first term, Donald Trump stacked the federal judiciary with
right-wing ideologues – judges who went on to chip away at abortion
rights, block protections for voters, and side with corporate interests
over the public good (among other harmful decisions).

Now, House Republicans are trying to let him do even more damage by
allowing him to fill 22 new district court judgeships with MAGA loyalists.

It’s called the JUDGES Act (H.R. 1702) – and it was originally a
bipartisan bill designed to address rising caseloads in our federal
courts. The Senate passed it unanimously, well before the elections, when
it was not known who would be the president and which party would control
the Senate.

But House Republicans blew that up. They refused to act until after the
election – after Trump won, and after they secured control of the Senate.
Now, they’re exploiting the bill to give Trump the chance to fill 22 of
the 66 new lifetime judgeships with MAGA loyalists who would put Trump’s
interests above the rule of law.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to stop this hijacking of our federal courts! >>

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Hank Johnson tried to preserve the bill’s
original intent by supporting an amendment to delay implementation until
after the next presidential election. Committee Republicans blocked it,
proving this was never about fairness – it’s about power.

This is no accident. During the Biden administration, Republicans kept key
judicial seats open by refusing to cooperate. Now they’re creating new
judgeships in some of those same states – just in time for Trump to fill
them with loyalist judges who could entrench MAGA power for decades.

It’s a blatant power grab dressed up as judicial reform. And we can’t let
it pass without a fight.

[ [link removed] ]Help us stop this MAGA takeover of our courts before it’s too late –
sign the petition now opposing this power grab! >>

Thanks for taking action,

Zach, People For the American Way

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