House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said it is up to the American people and their representatives in Congress to pressure Alito and Thomas to reverse their policies.
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Jeffries said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House:
The American people and their representatives in the United States Congress, both in the House of Representatives and the Senate, will need to continue to put pressure on the Supreme Court to be more transparent when it comes to the reasons why Justice Thomas and Justice Alito did not withdrawn as it relates to all these matters related to the violent uprising, the attempts to halt the peaceful transfer of power. The big lie are the criminal cases now pending against the former president. These are reasonable questions to which the American people should have actual answers, but they don’t.
And this is an extraordinary thing, because the judiciary is a branch where you actually need legitimacy and credibility, and the full faith and trust of the American people. Because the decisions they issue are in principle permanent and irrevocable. And therefore, in order to receive them in a way that is consistent with our country as a constitutional state, anchored in the rule of law, there is a trust deficit that needs to be addressed. And we’re going to use every tool available to us, even though we’re in the minority, to try to get the truth out for the American people.
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Hakeem Jeffries: “The American people and representatives in Congress in both the House of Representatives and the Senate must continue to pressure the Supreme Court to be more transparent about the reasons why Judge Thomas and Judge Alito did not recuse themselves. ” pic.twitter.com/3DekiHOrdw
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Jeffries is right. The chances of anything being done without enormous public pressure on the Supreme Court’s conservative majority are zero. The good news is that we have seen that the current majority is very sensitive to public pressure. They understand that their legitimacy depends on the public’s acceptance of their statements.
A reform of the Supreme Court must take place because the current situation is a threat to democracy. The majority of the Supreme Court is corrupt and the American people must demand action.
