Special Post-Partisan Forum-Barbeque this July 4th!

==> Remember! Pot-luck barbeque after this month's Forum. RSVP that you want a burger and we'll grill one for you.

With over a decade now of extreme decisions and ethics lapses by the conservative justices, SCOTUS has lost majority support among Americans. Decisions to gut the Voting Rights Act, strip federal agencies of their regulatory power, and grant sweeping immunity to the President demonstrate that the Roberts Court has embraced what social scientists would call a reactionary agenda. Their refusal to abide by even the modest ethics standards established for Congress, and their use of the shadow docket to impose monumental decisions upon Americans without explanation, reveal that these justices no longer feel beholden to the People. Not surprisingly, we citizens have noticed the new tenor of the Court. Polls show that 58% of us no longer consider the Court politically neutral — including 54% of Republicans.

Recent columns by NYTimes Jamelle Bouie urge us to realize that we do not have to accede to this unpopular remaking of our society. Tracing how judicial overreach has been repeatedly beaten back by Congress over the past two centuries, he has listed several reforms that the people can impose upon the court--without Constitutional amendment--to stop its erosion of our rights and democratic institutions. His recommendations go far beyond the "court packing" that many of us have heard about. If there is indeed a "Blue wave" during the next two election cycles, we citizens should consider which of these proposals make sense and then strongly pressure the new Congresses to enact them. Join the Forum this month to discuss the possibilities of pushing through such an crucial course correction for our democracy.

No-paywall links to the Bouie's articles:
SCOTUS is Corrupt...Here's What We Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRzS61buXkQ
Who Will Stand Up to SCOTUS: https://tinyurl.com/f55uehj5
SCOTUS Doesn't Own the Constitution: https://tinyurl.com/5azwvj9p

See you there!