Reforming the Courts

In America, we don’t want kings or queens — not when it comes to our president or our Supreme Court. But despite the importance of a fair and balanced judiciary, for far too long the Supreme Court has been allowed to act as if they wear crowns instead of robes. Evidence of corruption without oversight, unchecked lifetime appointments without accountability, and dangerous decisions that consolidate policy-making power in the courts have become the norm.

Every child learns about the three branches of government in grade school: legislative, executive, and judicial. They are supposed to check and balance one another to protect our freedoms and serve the public. 

The Supreme Court used to be required to work much harder than they currently do — including being required to hear certain cases and even requiring justices to serve in lower courts. Today, the Court hears fewer cases than ever, while overwhelmingly using its power to push an extreme agenda that most Americans don’t support.

The Constitution requires a Supreme Court — but that  Court must serve the people, not their own partisan interests. It’s clear that, even as we fight to ensure MAGA influences do not further damage our courts during the immediate crisis facing our democracy, major reforms are urgently needed: strong ethics rules, term limits, restructuring of the Supreme Court and lower courts, and curbing abuses like judge-shopping and unconstitutional power grabs.

No single solution will fix everything overnight. But doing nothing is not an option. We must take bold, comprehensive action to restore integrity, accountability, and balance to the judicial system.