‘Prove Him Wrong’: Progressives Demand Democrats Accept McConnell’s Challenge, Expand Supreme Court If They Win Elections

Demonstrators voice their opposition to the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: John Lamparski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Progressive advocates on Monday demanded that the Democratic Party prove Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wrong about their commitment to ensuring the public’s interests are represented by the judicial branch, after the Republican leader all but dared his colleagues to reshape the U.S. Supreme Court should the Democrats win the White House and Senate on Nov. 3.

“McConnell is setting up decades of minority rule by white conservatives and betting that Democrats won’t take the bold steps necessary to counter him. It’s up to Democrats not just to win, but use their power to prove him wrong.” —Adam Jentleson, Democracy Forward McConnell said on the Senate floor Sunday that he is pushing through Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation because, regardless of the outcome of the elections, a 6-3 right-wing majority on the court could shape the U.S. in Republicans’ favor for generations to come. “McConnell is clearly betting against the Democrats mustering the resolve to ever alter the structure of the court,” Demand Justice co-founder Brian Fallon […]

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