Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has abandoned his principles by joining other Democratic establishment leaders in calling for radical reform of the Supreme Court. Shapiro’s decision to deliver his defining moment on MS NOW’s ‘Morning Joe’ has been met with disappointment, as he could have been a contender and offered the country moderation.

Shapiro’s Shift

Shapiro used the common coded reference to court packing, calling for ‘radical reform of the Court.’ The only ‘radical’ reform being seriously discussed is packing the institution with an immediate liberal majority to reverse a series of recent decisions and to greenlight an equally radical agenda for changes to our political system.

Shapiro’s comment echoes the remarks of other court-packers like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who insisted the court was illegitimate for rendering decisions against ‘widely held public opinion.’ However, the Supreme Court was never designed to be the ‘voice of the people.’ On the contrary, it was meant to be a counter-majoritarian check on the people’s impulse.

Constitutional Respect

The Supreme Court is a vital part of preventing our Republic from destroying itself. For years, professors and pundits have quietly urged a hostile takeover of the Court to remove the barrier to fundamentally changing our system. Now, on the 250th anniversary of our Republic, they are close to getting their way.

Shapiro and others are demanding the radical reforms despite the current Court repeatedly ruling against the Trump administration, including most recently on birthright citizenship. Without acknowledging that the decision again showed the Court’s independence, Shapiro griped, ‘this case should have taken a nanosecond to decide and it should have been 9-0.’

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