The Supreme Court's reign of terror is unsustainable. Congress can do something about it.

In drafting the Constitution, the founders saw Congress as the most powerful branch but still able to check and be checked by the other two branches. But today, the branches are wildly imbalanced. [View in browser]( [Image]( July 1, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The Supreme Court's reign of terror is unsustainable. Congress can do something about it.]( by Hayes Brown In drafting the Constitution, the founders saw Congress as the most powerful branch but still able to check and be checked by the other two branches. But today, the branches are wildly imbalanced, as the Supreme Court proved this term. The court has run amok and yet despite having the power to rein in SCOTUS, Congress is nowhere to be found, [Hayes Brown writes](. "It is not an exaggeration to say that Congress' neglect has left the Supreme Court unaccountable," Brown writes. "Years of inaction stripped the power from the people and left it in the hands of a concentrated few who would rather watch the world burn than willingly yield to change." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/28239961.72378/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA3MDEmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B28dd534f/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28239961.72378/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA3MDEmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914D28dd534f/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28239961.72378/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA3MDEmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914F28dd534f/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28239961.72378/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA3MDEmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914H28dd534f/email in your Friday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Steve Benen]( [GOP rep torches Boebert over absurd church-state remarks]( If the Founding Fathers wanted a theocratic-like system, they would've created one. [Read More.]( [Jessica Levinson]( [The Supreme Court's latest ruling is much bigger than the EPA]( Thursday's decision is a significant setback in the goal to avert climate disasters. [Read More.]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Assessing the damage from the most disastrous Supreme Court term in modern history]( It was the court's most anti-democratic term in decades. [Read more.]( [Evette Dionne]( [How the tireless bravery of Black women finally put R. Kelly behind bars]( As U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly said, R. Kelly left 'a trail of broken lives.' Black women made sure he paid for it. [Read More.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [The ReidOut]([Emmett Till's cousin: 'Carolyn Bryant must be indicted' for role in kidnapping, murder]( [All In]( [Jan. 6 filmmaker says he's cooperating with Georgia's Trump investigation]( [The Beat With Ari]( Anita Hill issues dire warning about the state of reproductive rights in coming years]( [Katie Phang]( [How the end of Roe v. Wade could impact fertility treatments](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] On the heels of the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion rights, Zerlina Maxwell dives deep into Roe v. Wade and explores the implications of this decision. Watch a special edition of ZERLINA., streaming now on Peacock.   Increasing incidents of road rage. Smoking on the subway. Alarmingly high "unruly passenger" incidents reported during air travel. It seems people are acting stranger than ever. But what's behind all of this? Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote about this very topic. She joins WITHpod to discuss the role that the pandemic has played in increased disruptive behavior and why mental health issues aren't the only factor to blame. [Listen now](, wherever you get your podcasts.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)