🚨Last week, the Supreme Court announced it would take up #MoorevHarper, a case that could end our democracy as we know it. Here’s what you need to know. 1/7
Earlier this year, North Carolina’s state supreme court rejected a new congressional map drawn by the state’s rightwing-controlled state legislature. The court said the maps violated the state constitution because they were too gerrymandered. 2/7
The rightwing state lawmakers behind the maps sued, resulting in #MoorevHarper, a case that argues that state legislatures—and state legislatures alone—have complete, unchecked control over federal elections. 3/7
This is the same fringe legal theory used by Trump and his legal team in their attempt to steal the 2020 election. Except then, they didn’t have legal precedent on their side. #MoorevHarper could change that. 4/7
The implications of this case go way beyond gerrymandering. It’s attempting to legitimize a radical theory that would give state legislatures the right to ignore their executive and judicial branches — and their own voters — when awarding presidential electors in 2024. 5/7
Four Supreme Court justices have signaled support for this fringe legal theory. If a fifth justice joins them, it will open the door for the rightwing to steal the election in 2024 and effectively end representative democracy in the United States. 6/7
Our best line of defense is ending rightwing control in state legislatures. But we need you in this fight with us. Join us at statesproject.org/action. 7/7
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