Protecting our Constitutional Rights

From Citizens United to Dobbs v. Jackson, our Constitutional rights are being whittled away by an ideologically driven Supreme Court. Important issues such as bodily autonomy, marriage equality, private intimate relations between consenting adults, and the right to contraception are in danger of losing their Constitutional protection and being thrown to individual state legislatures to determine whether or not the citizens of that state will continue to enjoy these protections.

Just before the close of session in June of this year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear next term a case called Moore v. Harper, testing the oft-debunked theory that state legislatures are not subject to judicial review or executive veto when dealing with matters concerning federal elections.  The Court's decision in Moore could create a situation where state legislatures could certify a slate of electors of its choosing, regardless of the popular vote.  Three justices have already indicate support for the theory.


If these issues are to be decided by state legislatures, we need to make sure those legislatures are populated with people who will respect the will of the people and not be behold to some extremist ideology.