disenfranchising the electorate so they no longer have to be responsive to the people and therefore can select justices without, you know, without actually having to win elections the hard way, by getting a majority of the vote. i think that s a unique issue that s distinct from other policy disagreements i have with the court or the majority of the court, and i think that s the issue that is really most significant with regards to the dynamic that michelle was just talking about. all right, michelle, adam, thank you both so much for getting us started. next, women of both main parties have found some common ground. they don t believe lawmakers are doing enough to help moms. are those lawmakers listening? plus, a new push to redraw america s political landscape with long-lasting implications. can democrats beat the gop at a game that plays all too well. but first, to a look at the other big stories we re following. thank you. developments out of afghanistan
activists are both burned out and there s also a lot of confusion about the implications of the texas law. it was this blow against reproductive rights, but it was done by the supreme court in this very procedural way, literally in the middle of the night, so it hasn t been, i think, as nationally galvanizing as advocates would hope. i suspect that an outright overturning of roe v. wade will be different, and beyond that, what we seen in countries that recently legalized abortion, in south america, in ireland, is you have a huge activist response to the tragedies that ensue when abortion is illegal. and those are coming. i mean, adam. over the last few weeks, we have seen a few of the courts conservative justices defend the institution and this past week you had justice alito pushing back against an article you wrote for the atlantic, criticizing how the court
enforced, the president of planned parenthood tells me what she predicts will happen next. our provider in oklahoma has seen more texans ipoklahoma than oklahomans. and we know the ripple effect is going out in new mexico, the appointments are booked out. so those patients are now having to travel to arizona and california. we have had patients go all the way to oregon and new jersey in order to seek care. important to note, supreme court gets back to the bench tomorrow morning. facing a crisis of credibility. polling by gallup reveals just 4 in 10 americans approve of the high court. that is a record low. joining me now, new york times columnist and msnbc political analyst michelle goldberg and staff writer for the atlantic, adam seward. michelle, i m going to start with you and reproductive rights. can we pull up the map of what could happen in the states if the court overturned roe. when i talked to groups on the ground, they say they have been
presidency, then allows a minoritarian president to put people in the court who further restrict democracy, who further restrict the franchise. there s this growing stranglehold on democracy by a minority of americans who feel like they have the right to rule the majority. that is the escalating crisis, and that s kind of facing our democracy. and the supreme court isn t a neutral arbiter in that crisis. it s a combatant on the side of minority rule. adam, i m going to give you the final word because i m running out of time. i would also, in addition to you augmenting michelle s brilliant analysis, if you have thoughts on expanding the court and if that comes into focus now, i would love to hear it. i have already written about this issue. the actual issue that justifies expanding the court is the court s treatment of voting rights in this country. you know, it s fine for republicans to win more elections and appoint more justices. but it is another thing entirely for the justices