SUPREME COURT ENGAGED IN UGLY RECIDIVISM

On 2026-05-13, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) delivered a floor speech titled "SUPREME COURT ENGAGED IN UGLY RECIDIVISM" in the House.

SUPREME COURT ENGAGED IN UGLY RECIDIVISM

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)] [House] [Page H3403] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SUPREME COURT ENGAGED IN UGLY RECIDIVISM (Mr. KHANNA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court is engaged in an ugly recidivism to deny Black political representation in the South. Not since 1877, when Rutherford Hayes ended Reconstruction, have we seen as fast a rollback of political rights for Black Americans. The moral light has been extinguished from the Supreme Court. That is why we need term limits for Supreme Court Justices. Eighteen years, and you are out. That is why we need to expand the Court from 9 Justices to 13 Justices, like we have 13 circuits. The next time the Democrats have power, we need to actually take action, not just appoint commissions. Mr. Speaker, as we approach the 250th anniversary of our Nation, we need a modern Supreme Court to uphold our Nation's principles. ____________________