For Immediate Release

TAKE BACK THE COURT STATEMENT ON CALIFORNIA v. TEXAS SUPREME COURT RULING

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 17, 2021) — Take Back the Court Director Aaron Belkin today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court ruling on California v. Texas:

“Making people live year to year, court term to court term, worrying about whether they’ll continue to have health insurance is wrong. And while the Court has granted a temporary victory to Obamacare today, access to affordable care won’t survive judicial review in this Court forever. It is outrageous that the stolen Court continues to litigate the ACA more than a decade after its enactment by a President and Congress that were sent to Washington, in large part, to improve health care. Expanding the Court is the only way to ensure that millions of Americans — especially those with pre-existing conditions — can see their doctor and go to the hospital without burying themselves under a mountain of debt.”

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.