John, The Supreme Court, in its current state, has no interest in upholding the Constitution or the will of the people. The years-long machinations of conservative activists and legislators and their corporate-backed cronies have brought us to this dark place, placing our democracy on the brink of disaster. To return to a balanced, nonpartisan Supreme Court and restore our democracy, there is one solution: we must expand the Supreme Court. It is not constitutionally mandated that the Supreme Court consist of nine justices. Congress has changed the number of justices on the Court before and it can do so again. Congress set the number of justices at nine in the Judiciary Act of 1869 in order to match the number of federal circuit courts. Today, however, there are thirteen circuit courts, resulting in a growing caseload that only nine justices cannot manage. The justices have taken fewer and fewer cases over time, as the caseload exceeds their capacity. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have breached the norms of Supreme Court appointments three times in the last six years, creating a solid right-wing majority at odds with the Constitution and the will of the people. Congress must pass the Judiciary Act, which would add four seats to the Supreme Court and block the far-right ideologues ripping apart our country. Sign the petition: Congress must pass the Judiciary Act and expand the Supreme Court. In solidarity,
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