Poll commissioned by First Liberty Institute finds more than two-thirds of Americans oppose restructuring of Court and attacks on integrity, ethics of Justices.
Washington,
DC—First Liberty Institute today announced the results of a nationwide poll
from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy revealing 72 percent of Americans
believe that the politicization of the Supreme Court threatens judicial
independence and 69 percent do not want Congress taking over and setting rules
for judicial ethics. First Liberty, the
nation’s premier law firm dedicated exclusively to religious liberty,
commissioned the poll.
Read the
results of the poll here.
“Americans
clearly reject the manufactured attacks on the integrity of Justices and
radical attempts to delegitimize the Court,” Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO,
& Chief Counsel to First Liberty said.
“Americans understand that if the politically motivated efforts to
restructure our judicial system works, judges will lose their ability to
enforce the rule of law with impartiality, and the last safeguard to our civil
liberties will be gone. The message of
the American people to Congress couldn’t be clearer: leave the Court alone.”
The poll,
conducted by Mason-Dixon of registered voters nationwide May 30-June 2,
suggests 91 percent of Americans believe an independent judiciary is a crucial
safeguard of our civil liberties. In
addition, 68% of all respondents oppose court packing, a number consistent with
previous polls. Importantly,
self-identified Independent voters overwhelmingly reject plans to pack the
court (66% opposed).
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About First
Liberty Institute: First Liberty Institute is a non-profit public interest law
firm and the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to
defending religious freedom for all Americans.
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