To the Editor:

Our fundamental freedoms are being attacked by the Supreme Court. The partisan right-wing majority on the bench has gutted voting rights, opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate money in our elections, struck down gun safety laws and affirmative action in university admissions, and limited the government’s ability to protect our air and water. 

In the year since the majority justices they overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion has been effectively banned (with extremely limited exceptions) in fourteen states, meaning that nearly 1 in 3 Americans have lost access to abortion care. 

This year, the court overturned access to clean water and student debt relief for millions of middle and low-income borrowers. They’ve set the precedent of overturning policies simply because they were enacted by Democratic presidents. 

This can’t go on. We need to move away from these types of extremely partisan rulings and restore the legitimacy of the court.
Congress has a constitutional duty to serve as a check on the Supreme Court and restore faith in our judicial system. It’s time they act before it’s too late. 

Anthony Curioso
Dorchester