Thursday, February 1 - Hold the Corrupt Supreme Court Accountable / Canvassing in Kenosha Northside
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: Call on Senator Duckworth to Hold the Supreme Court Accountable
Action 2: Canvassing in Kenosha Northside on Saturday, February 3, 10am – 1pm CST
Action 1: Hold the Supreme Court Accountable
As you’ve no doubt seen, the Supreme Court is facing a massive legitimacy crisis, not just because of their devastating rulings rolling back our fundamental rights, but for their highly questionable behavior off the bench as well. Recent reporting has indicated that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in lavish gifts from a billionaire MAGA donor, including private jet flights and luxury trips on yachts, as well as school tuition and rent payments for members of his family. Thomas wasn’t the only justice accepting perks – his colleague, Samuel Alito also reportedly accepted luxury vacations on a private jet from a billionaire hedge fund manager with business pending in front of the Court.
Indivisible Chicago Alliance has joined 85+ organizations urging bold action from Senator Dick Durbin, who's chair of the Judiciary Committee, as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold the court accountable.
One crucial step will be for Congress to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (SCERT). This bill would impose ethical rules on all Supreme Court justices to ensure that the highest court in the land is not held to the lowest ethical standards. In particular, SCERT would:
Create meaningful and enforceable ethics guidelines for the Supreme Court by establishing a binding code of conduct for all of the justices and clarifying and strengthening the justices’ duty to recuse themselves from cases in which they have conflicts of interest and requiring public disclosure of those conflicts.
Mandate that, at a minimum, the justices adhere to the same gift, travel, and income disclosure standards as Members of Congress.
Impose a duty on justices to know their own and their family’s financial and other interests that could be substantially affected by cases before them.
Senator Durbin is a co-sponsor of the bill, but Senator Duckworth is not. Call Senator Duckworth and tell her to support SCERT and urge her to do everything in her power to pass it through the Senate. While SCERT won’t solve all of the problems brewing at the Supreme Court, it’s a critical step in the right direction.
Action via Indivisible
Action 2: Canvassing in Kenosha Northside on Saturday
We are Canvassing in Kenosha's North Neighborhood Saturday Feb 3rd. Meeting 10AM at Kenosha Democratic Party Office , to be oriented by Chair of Kenosha County Dems.
Wisconsin/Kenosha Dems are developing new Neighborhood Teams. Our help is needed to find and work with “home team” volunteers.
Remember, the difference in outcome of the presidential race in Wisconsin 2016 to 2020, was only 2 votes per precinct. We know there were lots of new voters in Kenosha who propelled Judge Janet Protasiewicz to victory.
Success in building a home team could have a big impact not only to replace MAGA local officials in the spring, but for the Congressional, Senate, and Presidential election in November as well as for election cycles in the future.
Action via Indivisible
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