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Washington U.S. Rep Pramila Jayapal: "These 5 justices were appointed by two presidents who lost the popular vote, yet overturned what was..."

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Pramila Jayapal tweeted the following:

"These 5 justices were appointed by two presidents who lost the popular vote, yet overturned what was a 7-2 decision in 1973, a decision that Americans have considered settled for 50 years. This Court is out of touch with the people and increasingly suffers a legitimacy crisis."
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Here are other recent tweets from Pramila Jayapal:

"The Supreme Court has now mandated forced pregnancy, taking away an intensely personal freedom for pregnant people to make decisions about our own bodies with a doctor or loved one. Every woman, every family, every pregnant person should fear what this means for their futures."
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"As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, I am furious that right-wing extremists and Republican Senators have warped the Supreme Court into a partisan political body that does not respect decades of precedent or the fundamental freedoms of millions of Americans."
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"Today, a decades-long project of the extreme right-wing has come to fruition: the Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade."
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