Time For Expand The SCOTUS Bill

[WHITT]

DEMAND JUSTICE STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT EFFECTIVELY OVERTURNING ROE BY LETTING TEXAS ABORTION BAN GO FORWARD

WASHINGTON, DC— Following news that the Supreme Court has allowed a Texas abortion ban to go into effect, Demand Justice Executive Director Brian Fallon issued the following statement:

“Failing to stop the Texas abortion law effectively overturns Roe v. Wade and is the most brazenly lawless action yet from the 6-3 Republican supermajority on the Court. Regardless of whether the Court eventually acts, this law going into effect at all is a direct attack on the constitutional right to an abortion, and the Court’s cavalier assault sends an ominous message, as it is set to hear another major abortion rights case this term.”

“It should be obvious by now that the Republican justices are prepared to trample on basic legal principles when it suits their partisan agenda. The only comprehensive response to this situation is to expand the Supreme Court. It is time for Democratic leaders in Congress to support the Judiciary Act of 2021.”

https://demandjustice.org/demand-justice-statement-on-supreme-court-effectively-overturning-roe-by-letting-texas-abortion-ban-go-forward/

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Time for Speaker Pelosi to bring up the bill that Rep. Mondaire Jones introduced to expand the SCOTUS to 13 justices. Get it passed and put it in her pocket. Shot across the bow of the Gang of Six, and gaining Senate seats is a great issue to run on in the midterms.

[FBaggins]

1. Little chance of it passing the House

Not at all a great issue to run on. The members with districts that would support it are already safe.

[Wednesdays]

2. Not to mention the Senate. nt

[WHITT]

6. Oh

I don't see any problem with it passing the House.

The Dems need to start playing hardball, or we'll watch the Repubs take the House and Senate in '22, and the WH in '24. Then it will be one-party rule going forward. Say hello to GOP Fascist Amerika.

[FBaggins]

7. Democrats are far from unanimous on the topic - but Republicans are in lock-step.

Even the President seems far from endorsing such a bill.

The chance of losing no more than three Democrats in the House? Essentially zero at this point.

[VarryOn]

3. Don't need this as an issue as for the midterms...

There’s a reason this issue was dropped a few months ago. It’s not popular.

[WHITT]

5. It Will Be

as state after state outlaws abortions.

[Budi]

4. Well we shouldn't have had to go down this treacherous road of SC expansion at all.

After 2016 I have zero faith in the legislative decisions made on the fly, by a group of anyone other than the Wisest Established D's we have.