and uniquely, one that ideological blocks aligns with the party of the president that appointed him. republicans working to restrict voting as the nation becomes more diverse. how is all of this, michelle, part of a bigger strategy for republicans to maintain power as their base shrinks? i think that one reason that the court is in such ill repute, now irreversibly associated with donald trump. it s the trump court. you have a president who was never elected by the majority of the voters, right? the second republican to become president without winning the popular vote in this century. and so, you have a situation look. the biggest problem in america politics are overriding crisis is minority rule, is the way changing demographics in an increasing urban and rural split is working with the structures
the courts s conservative justices. criticizing how the court handles emergency appeals. got to love the shoutout. what do you make of this public positioning to defend the court and alito s response to your work? this is one of the most powerful people. not addressing the criticism of what is called the shadow docket. not that it exists, but yized to make sweeping decisions outside of public scrutiny when there s partisan link. alito giving a trump-like rant, is exactly what i was rite writhing about, the justices behaving they are like partisan figures and behaving like they are above scrutiny. there s no decision that it was to award a scheme by anti-abortion activists to
it s fine for republicans to win more electios and appoint more justices. it s another thing for the justices to approve of the republican party disenfranchising the electorate so they no longer have to be responsive to the people and therefore can select justices without actually having to win elections the hard way, by getting a majority of the vote. i think that s a unique issue that is distinct from this policy agreements with this court. i think that s the issue that s most significant with regards to the dynamic that michelle was just talking about. michelle, adam, thank you 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 it plays all-too well.
nullify constitutional right. women in texas no longer have the right to make decisions about when they give birth. alito and the leagues want to hide that behind procedure. but those in texas, whose loved ones have to live in that reality, do not have the luxury of such. and that s the issue here. and it s really if the court does not want to be seen as partisan, its justices can cease pursuing it as legal agenda. it was wild to see him take a swing at free press. it was wild to watch him seem to articulate your point for you. michelle, i want to take a wider view of the court as its skreblt slips away. the washington post writing, even the 6-3 division understates the tilt. the conservatives are much further to the right than the remaining liberals to the left. this is the most conserative court since the 1930s.
it, quote, before the term ends next summer, the justices will have weighed in on three major public policy disputes. guns, religious rights and possibly race, if the court picks up a request to once again review affirmative action in university admissions. but the most watch cased, bound to be the challenge to mississippi s law banning abortions after 15 weeks. the case of four justices sets the case to eroing the 1973 roe v. wade decision. if roe goes, abortion access would be left up to the states. here s a map showing what that would look like. red-leaning states, mostly across the south and the midwest, banning abortions, with reproductive rights protected from blue states. and it s already a reality in texas, where the state legislature has banned abortions in six weeks, and has empowered