Letter to the editor: We must expand Supreme Court to correct corruption

Our Declaration of Independence states, “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.” We the governed do not agree with this Supreme Court’s rulings. They are taking away our rights and freedoms and the laws and regulations that protect us. The Supreme Court has been packed with judges with extreme radical ideologies who are not ruling for we the people but for their corporate benefactors.

The Supreme Court is on an unprecedented power grab, assuming for itself functions that previously were the domain of the executive and legislative branch. In striking down Chevron, it has taken away the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer. This is an impossible task for our courts because justices are not subject matter experts. In Citizens United, Shelby County v. Holder and in overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court was legislating from the bench. We have justices who think they wear crowns instead of robes.

I feel the single most important correction to this illegitimate, corrupt court is to add three or four seats to the bench. This would not be packing the court, but a restoration to an already packed court. Write to your lawmakers urging them to support the Judiciary Act of 2023. Expand the Supreme Court by adding three seats.

Michael Garing

North Huntingdon