Supreme Court Decisions Highlight the Need for the For the People Act
July saw multiple disappointing decisions from the US Supreme Court, including their failure to protect voting rights in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and a narrow win for wealthy special interests in Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta.
These decisions strengthen the need to pass the For the People Act before the House’s August recess. This bill would both enact pro-voter reforms and decrease dark money in elections, creating greater ethics and transparency.
Take time to look at this must watch video of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI): “The Supreme Court That Dark Money BUILT” How dark money led to two recent and outrageous Supreme Court decisions. It all leads back to the GOP push to capture the courts.
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta:
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the disclosure of donors to non-profit organizations. On July 1, 2021, in their ruling on Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, the United States Supreme Court struck down a ten-year-old California law that requires nonprofits to disclose their top donors to the IRS. Wikipedia: Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta – Wikipedia.
More information on Americans for Prosperity (AFP): founded in 2004, is a libertarian conservative political advocacy group in the United States funded by David and Charles Koch.[5] As the Koch brothers’ primary political advocacy group, it is one of the most influential American conservative organizations. Learn more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Prosperity
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee:
The Court issued its decision on July 1, 2021. In a 6–3 decision, the Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision, with the majority ruling that neither the out-of-precinct policy nor HB 2023 violated Section 2 of the VRA, nor did they find that H.B. 2023 was passed with racial discrimination intent. Wikipedia article