🚨PENNSYLVANIA STATE SUPREME COURT THREAD🚨

The PA State Supreme Court has 7 Justices.

Justices are elected in statewide elections.

But since Democrats hold 5 seats and Republicans hold only 2, the GOP naturally wants to change the process.

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Pennsylvania G.O.P.’s Push for More Power Over Judiciary Raises Alarms

After fighting the election results, state Republicans are trying to increase their control of the courts. Outraged Democrats and good government groups see it as a new kind of gerrymandering.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/us/politics/pennsylvania-republicans.html?smid=tw-share
Much like they gerrymandered House maps in 2010 (only to see them overturned by the PA State SC in 2018), the GOP-controlled Legislature wants to turn the statewide elections into naturally gerrymandered *district* elections, giving them a better shot of taking the court.

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How?

The GOP Legislature plans to create a misleading ballot initiative for Pennsylvanians to vote on.

If it comes to pass (we don't know yet if it will) THIS INITIATIVE MUST BE DEFEATED!

Pennsylvania voters MUST be educated about what the GOP is trying to pull.

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On a related note:

There is one statewide Pennsylvania State Supreme Court election currently slated for November 2021.

One of the two Republican Justices is retiring, and we will have an opportunity to replace him with a Democratic Justice, giving us a 6-1 majority!

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And finally:

There are Progressive groups in Pennsylvania already working to put a stop to these GOP plans.

If you are interested in learning about/helping with this issue, here are two of them to follow:

@CourtsMatterPA
@pawethepeople

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