Letter to the editor: Supreme Court system is broken

The Republican Party has allowed the Federalist Society to pack the Supreme Court with radical far-right activist judges. The result is a court that is pro-corporation, anti-worker and anti-voting rights.

Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and the 2013 Shelby County decisions, all from the 21st century, have the dubious distinction of being included in Time magazine’s list of all-time worst Supreme Court decisions. And, coincidentally, all three limit voting rights.

Bush v. Gore was a precedent-setting political decision the court had no jurisdiction to make. In Citizens United, the court limited the voter’s right to not be lied to by allowing corporations and rich individuals to plow as much money into false political advertising as they want. Shelby County put the onus on the voter to fight for their rights.

With the recent court decisions upholding Arizona voting restrictions and halting California collecting names of big donors , the Roberts court further limited voting rights. In his majority opinion Justice Samuel Alito, without any real justification, gave states the ability to ignore the Voting Rights Act.

When you have the Supreme Court rewriting laws and making decisions along party lines, the system is broken.

Michael Garing

North Huntingdon