Voting for Democrats enables their plan to pack the Supreme Court and destroy constitutional governance
Source: Shawn Fleetwood. "A Vote For Dems Is A Vote For Their Plan To Overthrow SCOTUS." May 12, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Democrats want to add more justices to the Supreme Court because they're upset about recent conservative rulings. He claims this would destroy the Court's independence and turn it into a political tool, so voting for any Democrat supports this dangerous plan.
Conclusion
Any vote for Democrats is now a vote for their plan to overthrow SCOTUS through court packing
Premises
- Democrats have openly declared their intention to pack the Supreme Court by adding justices and implementing term limits
- The Supreme Court's recent constitutional decisions have removed Democrats' ability to advance their agenda through judicial activism
- Democrats historically viewed the Supreme Court as their property to enact leftist policies without legislative approval
- Court packing would transform SCOTUS back into a 'super-legislature' that invents law rather than interprets it
- Federal elections have fundamentally changed from being about which party appoints justices to whether the number of justices will remain the same
- Successful court packing would shatter the Supreme Court's legitimacy and destroy America's separation of powers
Assumptions
- The current Supreme Court majority properly interprets the Constitution as written
- Democratic court reform proposals are fundamentally illegitimate power grabs rather than good-faith reforms
- The Warren and Burger Courts were improperly activist rather than legitimately interpreting evolving constitutional principles
- Voters should prioritize Supreme Court composition over other policy considerations when voting
- The current nine-justice composition of the Supreme Court is constitutionally or institutionally sacred