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We need to talk about the Supreme Court, John.
A recent Gallup poll found that the high court’s approval rating has crashed to an all-time low of 33%, down from 39% last year.
It’s time to rebuild trust in SCOTUS. We can rein in and reinvigorate this institution with a set of common-sense reforms: term limits, a binding code of ethics, and restrictions on when appointments can be made.
We can’t say we’re surprised by the Supreme Court’s cratering approval ratings. Their radical rulings continue to rip away our freedoms, including dismantling the Voting Rights Act earlier this year and clearing the way for map manipulation that shreds fair representation for voters of color.
Even a Republican former Federal Election Commission chair wrote that the Supreme Court’s ruling in that case was "illegitimate” and part of an "arc of injustice.”
Here’s how Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. describes the need for reform:
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So alongside A.G. Holder, the Redistricting Action team is working to pass Supreme Court term limits of 18 years, establish a binding code of ethics, and require that a new justice be appointed in the first and third years of each presidential term.
This is how we can guard against the influence of powerful, wealthy interests and prevent hyper-ideological majorities from upending pro-democracy legislation.
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Thank you,
The Redistricting Action Team
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