A mysterious group of Republicans is secretly rewriting the Constitution

Republicans have pulled off a coup against an entire branch of government, and nobody seems to have noticed. Consider just a sampling of recent GOP supporters of the project: — Senator Marco Rubio: “One of the things I’m going to do on my first day in office is I will put the prestige and power of the presidency behind a constitutional convention of the states.” — Governor Greg Abbott: “We need a Convention of States to restore the rule of law in America.” — Governor Ron DeSantis: “An Article V Convention of States is the best way to bring power back to the states and the people.” — Congressman Jodey Arrington: “We need to go back to our founding document, back to our Constitution, and put the restraints on Congress that our founders intended.” — Senator Ted Cruz: “An Article V Convention of States is a powerful tool given to us by the Founders to rein in the federal government.” — Senator Rand Paul: “I’m a big fan of the Convention of States project. Last month, when the six corrupt Republicans on the Supreme Court ruled that presidents can commit crimes without consequences if they call them “official acts,” President Biden spoke out with an uncharacteristic ferocity: “This decision today has continued the Court’s attack in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation, from gutting voting rights and civil rights to taking away a woman’s right to choose to today’s decision that undermines the rule of law of this nation.” Two weeks later, The Washington Post reported: “President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.” With Vice President Harris having replaced President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, and the House still under the control of extremist Republicans under Mike Johnson, it appears that President Biden’s Supreme Court agenda has receded into the background. As Michael Moore reports, multiple polls have found in recent years: — 90% of Americans want stronger gun control laws — 89% want an end to partisan and racial gerrymandering — 84% want free pre-kindergarten — 79% want the morbidly rich and corporations to pay their damn taxes — 76% want a higher minimum wage — 73% want an end to student debt and free college — 72% want action on the climate crisis and money out of politics — 71% want an end to union-busting — 70% want marijuana legalized nationwide — 69% want to maintain gay marriage and abortion rights — 65% want to end the electoral college and put term limits on SCOTUS justices None of these things are happening because of the Republican lock on the Supreme Court, the third and unelected branch of government which is today only beholden to whichever billionaire offers individual members the best gifts, goodies, and expensive vacations. These Republicans on the Supreme Court, five of the six appointed by presidents who lost the national vote, are the main reason why Americans can’t have nice things — from a national healthcare system to free college to a functioning democracy that does what the majority of its citizens want — like every other democracy in the world.