We've all had a day or two to process what the Supreme Court just did.

The battle for our country and for the rule of law, not of oligarchs, lies ahead of us. Let us recommit to it now, and with grave determination resolve to turn this tide back in 2024.

I am ready. Are you?

@georgetakei as a non- American with a keen interest in US politics, can someone please explain what the ideal scenario is, going forward? The justices have life time appointments- what can be done about them?

@LexiGirl @georgetakei

We are suffering from some structural problems in our system implemented about a century ago.

1) putting a cap on the size of the House of Representatives tilts power and breaks the balance of the original design. Lifting that cap and balancing state representation by population would reduce the power of the radical minority trying to control our system. This is a simple piece of legislation. It would allow for other reforms to happen.
2) the court’s make up was based on one justice per circuit court. There used to be nine - now there are thirteen. Expanding the court to 13 would result in a rebalance and make capture by one faction more difficult. This legislation is currently being debated.
3) Ethic rules for justices and mechanisms to enforce them (short of impeachment) would reign in the clear influence peddling that has lead to the recent appointments and decisions.

@icastico @georgetakei thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate it.