Radical Court ‘Reform’ is a Threat to Americans’ Civil Liberties

Some of America’s most radical groups are engaged in a full-scale effort to undermine the Supreme Court’s credibility and integrity. They’re calling for sweeping changes, including packing the Supreme Court by adding more justices.

Euphemistically called “court reform,” these extreme proposals also includeending life tenure, giving Congress power to oversee the Court’s ethics, and even stripping the Court of its constitutional power to hear certain cases.

The far Left is more emboldened than ever and are pouring in millions of dollars trying to convince the public that these so-called “reforms” would “fix” the Supreme Court. They’ve made it clear that “everything is on the table,” and they’re willing to destroy the Supreme Court to get what they want.

Today’s court “reform” scheme is nothing more than a desperate attack to subvert the legitimacy of the Supreme Court because a majority of the justices are committed to the Constitution and originalism. These proposals pose a serious threat to our Republic.

Court-packing is the most dangerous proposal. Adding justices would turn the Supreme Court and the judiciary into nothing more than a tool for whomever holds power. It would be the gateway to tyranny in America.

Judges would lose their ability to enforce the rule of law with impartiality, and one of the most important pillars protecting our rights—including religious freedom—would be gone. Just look at the decline of civil liberties inVenezuela after Chavez and Maduro packed their country’s high court.  

The far Left wants to distract Americans and make them think court-packing isn’t being considered right now. But they shouldn’t be deceived. Expanding the Supreme Court and adding seats remains a big part of this Supreme Court Coup attempt.

In fact, the U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would expand the Supreme Court to 15 justices. What’s most alarming is that court-packing doesn’t require a constitutional amendment. It can be accomplished with legislation and a majority vote in Congress.

Remarkably, debate moderators didn’t ask either candidate for President whether they support this radical idea, despite pleas from four former Attorneys General to ask.

Like court-packing, ending lifetime tenure for justices would also destroy the constitutional order. So-called judicial “term limits” are just court-packing by another name and are designed to purge the Supreme Court of justices who rule in accordance with the Constitution.

Imposing term limits would immediately remove the longest-serving and most conservative justices first. This proposal is an act of pure political revenge designed to force out Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.

The push for so-called “ethics reform” is another thinly veiled political scheme to intimidate the U.S. Supreme Court. It would give enemies of the judiciary the power to punish justices by subjecting them to investigations and fabricated scandals. Many ethics reform proposals give power to select Members of Congress to file ethics complaints against any justice, including justices who do not align with the Members’ ideology. Congress has no business interfering with the actions of the judiciary. Such proposals are an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers.

The Supreme Court is one of the most consequential institutions in the nation. Opinions issued by the justices have a deep and lasting impact on the lives of all Americans. Often, the Supreme Court is their last line of defense.

Transforming the high court into another partisan body would destroy the independence of the judiciary and threaten the civil liberties of all Americans. To protect religious freedom and all our cherished liberties, judges must be able to make decisions without fear of partisan retribution from the executive or legislative branches.

If this Supreme Court Coup succeeds, the rule of law will be over. Our judicial system will become a political tool used to crush the freedom of Americans.