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A series of actions taken by the Supreme Court have led me to believe that the justices no longer qualify as being conservative or liberal, but rather as anti- and pro-democratic. Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court has reversed decades of work by prior ones whose judges sought to perfect and protect our democracy and highlighted the need for congressional action to check its power. Instead, the majority of justices have selectively and inconsistently applied core judicial and interpretive principles to reach anti-democratic results.

The justices decreed in a series of cases that presidents are immune from criminal liability for actions taken in office and that both public agencies and Congress have little authority to protect the American people from powerful, monied interests. Their rulings lay the groundwork for an excessively powerful commander in chief and a judiciary equipped to thwart efforts to advance a progressive agenda.