Rashida Tlaib Attacks Supreme Court Decision; Calls for Court Packing

Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) criticized the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision in Garland v. Cargill announced earlier today, stating on X, “Today’s Supreme Court decision will result in more gun deaths.”

Tlaib’s remarks today come after attacking Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito yesterday, describing the associate justices as “unhinged, corrupt extremists.” “I know we need urgent action to hold these unhinged, corrupt extremists accountable,” she said, adding that the current SCOTUS code of conduct is “extremely disturbing” and needs to be replaced. “It is extremely disturbing that the United States Supreme Court, the highest court of our land, is the only court that does not have an enforceable code of conduct.”

During her speech, Tlaib falsely accused Alito of flying “insurrectionist, stop the steal” flags outside his home, and accused both Thomas and Alito of corruption, alleging that they both accepted vacations, flights on private aircraft, and yacht trips. She called for them to be impeached and removed from the Court, stating:

Thomas and Alito need to be impeached and removed from the bench now. Our country deserves a Supreme Court that’s acting in the best interests of the American people, not a court that is accepting bribes and doing the bidding of right-wing extremists.

She also called for packing the Court by expanding the number of justices and imposing term limits on its members, stating:

It’s time to expand the Supreme Court, it’s time for reforms. I know our residents in the 12th Congressional District are demanding that I move with urgency on this issue. We need to enact term limits to Supreme Court justices, enforce [a] binding code of conduct. Real reforms, and expedite impeachment proceedings.

During her attack on Thomas, Tlaib claimed that his SCOTUS nomination should not have been confirmed, referencing the accusations made by Anita Hill during her Supreme Court nomination-hearing testimony on October 11, 1991:

These reforms are long overdue. I know Justice Thomas should have never been confirmed in the first place. We should have listened to Anita Hill.