TO REIN IN THESE RADICALS, WE HAVE TO EXPAND THE COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 30, 2022) — Take Back the Court issued the following statement on behalf of its executive director Sarah Lipton-Lubet on the final day of this horrific Supreme Court term:

“Today’s WV v. EPA ruling is a fitting conclusion to a term in which the Supreme Court declared war on the progress of the last century.

“During the hottest summer on record, six unelected extremists chose to side with coal companies over communities — and make it dangerously harder to tackle climate change. In doing so, they didn’t just hamstring the EPA’s ability to protect our environment; they also took steps to tie the hands of the federal government in efforts to address any of our nation's most pressing problems.

“Having stolen a radical majority, the Republican justices are usurping power from our elected representatives to impose their extreme views on the country.

"The Court’s right-wing justices are trying to rule over us like tyrants. But in a democracy, power resides with the people. We can rein these radicals in — but we have to act.

“There is no other choice: Expand the Court."

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: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/