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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump take... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS

Going into 2026 and 2028 it’s time for — essential for — Democrats to make clear that the current Supreme Court will have to reformed (expanded in number, reformed in structure) to allow popular government to continue in the United States. This is not so much a litmus test (though it should be that too) as a precondition for any other promise to be credible.

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