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Statements from Dems like this one make it harder to press for Supreme Court reform. This ruling was a near-disaster and shows how unhinged SCOTUS has become—now just one vote away from overturning the 14th Amendment. But a sitting senator says they "applaud" the ruling.

And here's a similar one from the DNC. SCOTUS didn't "emphatically reject" the anti-birthright arguments. It barely did, by the skin of its teeth.

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I read ~20 press releases from Dems & progressive groups that hit my inbox on the birthright ruling. They all sound exactly like those shared above. "Applauding," SCOTUS "reaffirms," "victory for rule of law," etc. Not one warns how close this was to a loss, or makes the case for SCOTUS reform.

Here's a better one, but for those who care about democracy, this case needs to be used as a jumping-off point to make the argument for SCOTUS reform.

I'm sharing this one, too, because it's not just moderate Dems missing the moment here. Folks are taking a victory lap or breathing a sigh of relief when it's a five-alarm fire.

Better, but still needs to be tied to calls for SCOTUS reform

Matt Szafranski@mszafranski.bsky.social

It seems @massago.bsky.social is the first that puts out a statement noting how frightfully close the decision was.

Guessing that NRSC vs FEC is destined to be the third most known of the three decisions today so it probably isn’t mentioned on many press releasss. But it could have the most impact on future elections.

I could delete and correct the spelling of releases but nah. Two of the three decisions today were those 6 SCJs doing bad things, even if the whole “no rules” campaign finance push has been going on for 16 years and one could be used to it by now

It really is shocking that so many insurgent candidates are knocking off establishment congressmen in primaries, given that the sitting pols so clearly see the dangers of the moment and are rising to the occasion to demand bold reforms. /s