For Immediate Release

SCOTUS IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO DEMOCRACY

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 1, 2021) — Take Back the Court Director Aaron Belkin today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court rulings on Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Americans for Prosperity v. Rodriquez.

“The Supreme Court poses a clear and present danger to democracy, having already dismantled the Voting Rights Act, allowed hyper-partisan gerrymandering, and eviscerated campaign finance limitations. Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee was a line-in-the-sand case for voting rights, and the Court continued its assault on democracy by undermining the American people’s right to self-govern.

“Unsurprisingly, the Court has also renewed its inclination towards siding with dark money and special interests in Americans for Prosperity v. Rodriquez. In the last 80 high-stakes civil cases in front of the Court with GOP donor interests at stake, they’ve ruled with the donors 100% of the time. So it’s no surprise that it ruled with donors again today, this time to obscure dark money in politics.

“We’ve arrived at a dark and critical moment in time where it’s not credible to say that you support voting rights, transparency, accountability and democracy without equally supporting court expansion.”

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more at https://www.takebackthecourt.today.