Dem Sen. Markey: Adding 4 Seats Will Repair ‘Broken’ SCOTUS, 6-3 Republican Majority Is ‘Illegitimate’

Markey activists and leaders ░░░░░░░░ are here today We ░░░░░░░░ going to hear from ░░░░░░░░ Hatcher Mays indecipherable Indivisible ░░░░░░░░ Kang the co founder ░░░░░░░░ Demand Justice and Professor ░░░░░░░░ Belkin Director of Take ░░░░░░░░ The Court So we ░░░░░░░░ here as a coalition ░░░░░░░░ this effort to insure ░░░░░░░░ we restore justice to ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court This is ░░░░░░░░ incredible moment as we ░░░░░░░░ the Judiciary Act of ░░░░░░░░ We are here today ░░░░░░░░ the United States Supreme ░░░░░░░░ is broken It is ░░░░░░░░ of balance and it ░░░░░░░░ to be fixed Too ░░░░░░░░ Americans view our highest ░░░░░░░░ in the land as ░░░░░░░░ partisan political institution not ░░░░░░░░ impartial judicial Branch of ░░░░░░░░ Too many Americans have ░░░░░░░░ faith in the court ░░░░░░░░ a neutral arbiter of ░░░░░░░░ most important constitutional and ░░░░░░░░ questions that arise in ░░░░░░░░ judicial system And I ░░░░░░░░ disappointed to say that ░░░░░░░░ many Americans question the ░░░░░░░░ s legitimacy The consequence ░░░░░░░░ the rights of all ░░░░░░░░ but especially people of ░░░░░░░░ women and our immigrant ░░░░░░░░ are at risk The ░░░░░░░░ the American people have ░░░░░░░░ the high court are ░░░░░░░░ and they are well ░░░░░░░░ The court is broken ░░░░░░░░ make no mistake about ░░░░░░░░ the court is broken ░░░░░░░░ Leader Mitch McConnell his ░░░░░░░░ Republican colleagues and Donald ░░░░░░░░ broke it They violated ░░░░░░░░ norms governing Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ They created a precedent ░░░░░░░░ the Senate would not ░░░░░░░░ a justice to the ░░░░░░░░ Court during a presidential ░░░░░░░░ refusing to give now ░░░░░░░░ General Merrick Garland a ░░░░░░░░ and a vote They ░░░░░░░░ the seat open for ░░░░░░░░ and months and then ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump to appoint ░░░░░░░░ Gorsuch They claimed that ░░░░░░░░ proximity to a presidential ░░░░░░░░ meant the seat had ░░░░░░░░ be held open until ░░░░░░░░ people through their votes ░░░░░░░░ president could decide who ░░░░░░░░ fill it Senator McConnell ░░░░░░░░ wrote that because we ░░░░░░░░ quote in the midst ░░░░░░░░ a presidential election process ░░░░░░░░ believe that the American ░░░░░░░░ should seize the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ weigh in on whom ░░░░░░░░ trust to nominate the ░░░░░░░░ person for a lifetime ░░░░░░░░ to the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ four years later just ░░░░░░░░ before the 2020 presidential ░░░░░░░░ even while Americans were ░░░░░░░░ ballots Leader McConnell and ░░░░░░░░ Republican colleagues confirmed Amy ░░░░░░░░ Barrett to the court ░░░░░░░░ fill the seat held ░░░░░░░░ the late great Justice ░░░░░░░░ Bader Ginsburg So much ░░░░░░░░ letting the people weigh ░░░░░░░░ As a result we ░░░░░░░░ a still illegitimate 6 ░░░░░░░░ conservative majority on the ░░░░░░░░ that has caused this ░░░░░░░░ of confidence in our ░░░░░░░░ The Republicans stole two ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ now it is up ░░░░░░░░ us to repair that ░░░░░░░░ Our democracy is in ░░░░░░░░ today because the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ standing is sorely damaged ░░░░░░░░ the way we repair ░░░░░░░░ is straight forward We ░░░░░░░░ the damage that the ░░░░░░░░ have done by restoring ░░░░░░░░ And we do it ░░░░░░░░ adding four seats to ░░░░░░░░ court to create a ░░░░░░░░ member Supreme Court These ░░░░░░░░ new seats to be ░░░░░░░░ by President Biden will ░░░░░░░░ the United States Supreme ░░░░░░░░ The bench will then ░░░░░░░░ reflect the values of ░░░░░░░░ majority of the American ░░░░░░░░ on whose behalf they ░░░░░░░░ Expanding the court is ░░░░░░░░ Congress has done it ░░░░░░░░ and Congress must do ░░░░░░░░ again We must expand ░░░░░░░░ court and we must ░░░░░░░░ the filibuster to do ░░░░░░░░ The words etched above ░░░░░░░░ main entrance of the ░░░░░░░░ Court building behind us ░░░░░░░░ the ultimate responsibility of ░░░░░░░░ court Equal justice under ░░░░░░░░ law But how will ░░░░░░░░ be equal justice when ░░░░░░░░ on the courts have ░░░░░░░░ stolen How will it ░░░░░░░░ equal justice when Republicans ░░░░░░░░ warped and weaponized the ░░░░░░░░ court of the land ░░░░░░░░ their own partisan gain ░░░░░░░░ seem to think that ░░░░░░░░ justice means justice for ░░░░░░░░ purposes their values their ░░░░░░░░ That is not equal ░░░░░░░░ That is not the ░░░░░░░░ duty of the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ Expanding the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ the wrongs the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ done to this great ░░░░░░░░ Expanding the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ equal justice and will ░░░░░░░░ equal justice is dispensed ░░░░░░░░ all Americans.”