Category: Politics

The majority of Americans are devasted by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Re v. Wade. If you or a loved one needs abortion care, please visit:

AbortionFinder.org

If abortion care is illegal in your home state, it is entirely legal to seek out abortion care in a different state.

“The Court should not be so content to ignore its constitutional obligations to protect not only the rights of women, but also the sanctity of its precedents and of the rule of law.” – Justice Sonia Sotomayor

“Usually there has to be a… strong justification, in a case like this (in reference to Mississippi’s abortion ban) beyond the fact that you think the case is wrong.” – Justice Elena Kagan

References:

• Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

This bill increases from 9 to 13 the number of Justices on the Supreme Court.

Read the Bill

To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Judiciary Act of 2021”.

SEC. 2. NUMBER OF JUSTICES; QUORUM.

Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking “a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum” and inserting “a Chief Justice of the United States and twelve associate justices, any eight of whom shall constitute a quorum”.

References:

• The Library of Congress – Judiciary Act of 1789: Primary Documents in American History