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[ [link removed] ]The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case that could lead to Brett
Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett overturning Roe v. Wade.
Mississippi recently banned abortion in the first 15 weeks of a pregnancy.
All lower courts have said it is unconstitutional. But now right-wing
justices Kavanaugh and Barrett are eager to rule on this critical case.^1
Kavanaugh and Barrett want to use this case and ones like it to overturn
Roe v Wade, the landmark decision that protected abortion rights across
America.^2
Democratic politicians have spent years warning voters that this could
happen. But so far, those politicians haven't taken all the steps needed
to protect Roe v. Wade. The most important thing they can do right now is
to fix the Supreme Court by adding two more seats.
[ [link removed] ]We need Senators to stop wasting time. Will you sign the petition and
urge Congress to expand the Supreme Court and save our basic rights?
ADD YOUR NAME
The size of the Supreme Court is not written into the Constitution. That
power is given to Congress. Over the years, Congress has added and removed
seats from the Supreme Court. They've also expanded the size of other
federal courts.^3
Unfortunately, some Senate Democrats -- and, to be honest, some Democratic
voters -- are hesitant to fix the Supreme Court by adding two more seats.
But this crisis is urgent.
There are six justices on the Supreme Court who aren't just conservative,
they are right-wing extremists determined to cement Trump's far-right
agenda, including rolling back women's rights. Ever since Ruth Bader
Ginsburg died, these extremists have been waiting for their chance to
strike. Now they might have it.
We also have to be honest: time is running out. In order to expand the
Supreme Court and get two new justices on the federal bench before
Congress is consumed with upcoming elections, they must act in the next
few months. If they wait until 2022 or after, it will be too late.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell Congress to expand the Supreme Court!
Thank you for speaking out,
The Team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. New York Times, "Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Challenging Roe v.
Wade," [ [link removed] ]May 17, 2021.
2. The New Republic, "Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh Will Get Their
Chance to End Roe v. Wade," [ [link removed] ]May 17, 2021.
3. New York Times, "Court Packing Can Be An Instrument of Justice,"
[ [link removed] ]October 9, 2020.
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