Supreme Court reform

The Supreme Court of the United States is corrupt. The breakdown of the Court into right-wing partisanship began in earnest a quarter-century ago with the Bush v. Gore decision. It was a watershed moment for the Court and the country for which we still have yet to recover. The problem exacerbated with the theft of two Supreme Court seats to entrench a 6-3 conservative majority.

Uncorrupt the court

Several disturbing reports revealed serious corruption. Clarence Thomas, the most notable example, accepted luxury travel and other gifts from a billionaire with business interests before the Court. Neil Gorsuch, days before his confirmation to the Court, managed to offload a property—which he unable to sell for roughly two years—for $1.825 million. The Court instituted a voluntary code of conduct—and it is woefully inadequate.

It is capture of the Court by the wealthy and powerful. It must end.

Modernize the Court

In 1789, the Court was established with six justices and later reduced and expanded between five and ten justices over the next 80 years. It was set at nine justices in 1869. It often shifted to maintain parallel with the number of federal circuits which currently stand at thirteen.

Matt will fight for Supreme Court reform. Public perception of the Court continues to nosedive. It is made worse every time the Court abuses the shadow docket, overrules long-held precedent, and contorts to carry out bidding of this administration. He believes we need to:

• Expand the Court to institute membership rotation for each Court term
• Tie the number of active seats to federal circuits (13)
• Establish an enforceable code of conduct by which justices are required to abide
  • Prohibit supplemental income while serving
  • Guidelines by which justices are required to recuse
  • Acts by the justices in which impeachment must be considered
• Greater transparency within the Court
  • Cameras for oral arguments
  • Court disclosure of public appearances by justices

Prosecute Trump-era abuses and corruption

This administration is the most corrupt in American history.

Past presidencies were marked by one, maybe two, scandals. Watergate. Iran-Contra. Teapot Dome. Crédit Mobilier. The deluge of criminality of this regime since January 20, 2025 is staggering in speed and breadth. Unconstitutional assumption of powers. Violations of the domestic and international law. Human rights abuses inflicted upon people regardless of citizenship or legal status. The truth is we may not know the full extent.

When this political project of theirs collapses—and it will, one way or another—we know from recent history that the overwhelming desire from elite quarters will be to move on. It’s in the past, they will say. We’re looking forward.

Not this time.

Matt is fighting government abuse and corruption to hold those responsible accountable—including prosecutions. If we do not hold these criminals accountable, we will find ourselves in this same situation again only it will be our children who will have to fight it. We must learn the lesson of January 6. No one escapes on the ratlines to lucrative speaking fees only to return later. There must be a reckoning.

• A full accounting of Trump-era corruption and abuses with criminal referrals to state authorities and, later, once a Democratic president reorganizes the corrupted Department of Justice in a future administration.

Impeachment

This is the most corrupt administration in American history. Criminal acts are carried out in the open near daily. We are a nation of laws. The rule of law must be protected and upheld.

Matt will fight for impeachment. Accountability for this administration and its actions must be relentless. Its crimes must be made plain for the American people. A judgment by the Congress must be registered with history. We must act in accordance with the demands this emergency requires.

Impeachment of Donald Trump

Donald Trump must be impeached for an unprecedented third time. These offenses include but are not limited to:

• Abuse of “emergency” powers, such as federalization of National Guard units and imposition of tariffs, when no such conditions are present.
• Failure to uphold his oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
• Wage regime change in Venezuela, a sovereign nation which has not attacked the United States, without congressional authorization and in violation of the U.N. Charter.
• Self-enrichment by the president and his family.
• Obstruction of justice of lawful investigations into the president and his associates.
• Abuse of executive power to wield the Department of Justice as an agent of retribution against political opponents.
• The unlawful seizure and misappropriation of congressionally-authorized funds.
• Corrupt use of the presidential pardon power including financial inducements.
• The unlawful dismantling of federal agencies and departments established by congressional statute including the Department of Education and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
• Wanton disregard for lawful court orders.
• The unlawful firing of tens of thousands of federal civil service employees.
• The unlawful firing of 17 inspectors general.

Impeachment of Cabinet members

Several cabinet members committed grave offenses and must be removed from office.

For the illegal use of force against Venezuela, a sovereign nation which has not attacked the United States:

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
• Attorney General Pam Bondi
• CIA Director John Ratcliffe

For the premeditated murder of foreign nationals at sea:

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

For crimes against humanity in the use of a foreign torture gulag:

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem

For the violation of civil rights of United States citizens and lawful immigrants:

• Attorney General Pam Bondi
• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem

For the uncontrolled spread of preventable diseases which resulted in the loss of life:

• Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

For obstruction of justice in failure to comply with the release of the Epstein files:

• Attorney General Pam Bondi

For the illegal firing of tens of thousands of federal civil service employees and the unlawful dismantling of federal agencies and departments established by congressional statute.

• Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought

For the unlawful dismantling of the Department of Education:

• Secretary of Education Linda McMahon

For the unlawful dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID):

• Secretary of State and Acting Director of USAID Marco Rubio

Gun violence prevention

A 2024 study of nations with similar economics and political systems found that between 2000 and 2022, the U.S. accounted for 76 percent of mass shooting incidents and 70 percent of all fatalities with only 33 percent of the combined population. In that same period only four other countries—Canada, Finland, France, and Germany—had more than two incidents compared to 109 in the States. The U.S. tops the list of firearm homicide rates among 65 high-income countries with populations over 10 million. Guns outpace car accidents as the leading cause of death for U.S. children.

What sets the U.S. apart from all other nations?

A weak social safety net

Data from 2019 and 2020 showed counties with the highest levels of poverty saw a higher increase in firearm homicides compared to counties with the lowest poverty levels.

A 2025 study found an increase in the lack of affordable rental homes for low-income people was associated with higher firearm homicide rates.

Mental health is favored deflection by gun rights activists despite the fact that most people with mental health issues are not violent. The lack of investment in mental health care services and barriers to access, however, are a failing of our economic and health care systems. More than half of all U.S. counties have no practicing psychiatrists.

It’s the guns

The gun lobby claims “guns make us safer.” The truth is actually the opposite. More guns means more gun violence. A 2004 Harvard study found that gun availability increases risks of homicide in high-income countries. Estimates from the World Bank placed U.S. gun ownership at 45 percent of all civilian-owned firearms globally with only 5 percent of the population. A 2024 analysis found the U.S. has more than three times the civilian gun ownership than Canada. A recent report found there are likely over 500 million privately-owned firearms with at least 46 percent of American households with at least one firearm.

How are there so many guns in circulation?

Gun manufacturers saw a spike in production since 2019 in comparison from previous decades with 70 million firearm purchases—13 million more than the 2000s and 17 million more than the 1990s. Once a firearm is manufactured and sold, it stays in circulation for extended periods of time with a minimal estimated attrition rate of just 1 percent. The problem is not just legal guns, either. The use of ghost guns grew 1,000 percent since 2017, according to the Department of Justice. Studies of guns recovered from crimes in several major cities found that 87 percent of firearms used to commit crimes were trafficked from other states with weaker gun laws. It is a detail that underscores the need for federal action.

Research shows weaker gun laws contribute to higher rates of gun violence with a 19 percent increase in gun deaths since 1990. States with strengthened gun laws consistently saw declines in firearm-related death rates by 36 percent.

The expansion of open and permitless carry and stand your ground laws create an environment where situations can turn deadly within seconds.

Assault weapons ban expired in 2004

Under the Assault Weapons Ban, the risk of dying in a mass shooting was 70 percent lower.

Since its expiration in September 2004, mass shootings with six or more deaths increased by 347 percent and fatalities up 239 percent. If the ban were not left to expire, it may have prevented 314 of the 448 mass shooting deaths.

Mass shootings

The wide availability of guns, particularly weapons with large magazines, drive the mass shooting epidemic in the U.S. Mass shootings occur dramatically more frequently in the U.S. compared to other developed nations. It is a pattern that is unique to the United States.

Matt is fighting for reforms to reduce gun violence. It is clear the myriad of factors driving gun violence in the U.S. Matt is fighting for a future we can afford to lift families out of poverty, build millions of affordable homes, and expand access to mental health care. But that’s only part of the battle. The nation must confront the gun crisis to save lives.

• Pass the Assault Weapons Ban
• Require universal background checks
• Allow for the temporary removal of firearms of at-risk individuals under red flag laws
• Repeal roadblocks to gun tracing data
• Rescind gun manufacturer liability shield
• Incentivize the adoption of authorized-use technology
• Combat the spread of 3D-printed guns through the 3D-Printed Gun Safety Act
• Strengthen laws on gun dealership operations on record-keeping, training, store security
• Federal funding for community violence intervention programs
• Institute a federal voluntary gun buyback program to take firearms out of circulation

Reforms to secure our democracy

America’s democracy is in peril. We are living through a persistent, rolling constitution crisis. This president exposed cracks in our democracy and government. An administration that is the largest existential crisis our nation faced since the Confederacy. They must be held accountable for the laws they break and the lives they upend.

In our pursuit of justice and accountability, however, we cannot lose sight of the future. We must also concern ourselves with those cracks he exploited. They did not form overnight. Nor will they vanish with Trump. The fascist movement he built will outlast him. We as Americans must commit ourselves to a long-term program of constitutional reform.

Matt will fight for historic constitutional reforms to strengthen our democracy and the rule of law. Congressional statute can only get us so far. We must also undertake the arduous task of laying the groundwork for a constitutional amendment or series of constitutional amendments as corrective.

We can make our democracy more responsive and resilient. We owe it to future generations.

By congressional statute

• Voting rights, elections, and representation
  • Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
  • Restoration of voting rights for the formerly incarcerated
  • Outlaw partisan gerrymandering
  • Expand the House of Representatives from fixed 435 seats set in the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 and guarantee proportional representation
  • Campaign finance reform
  • Statehood for the District of Columbia
  • Resolve Puerto Rico’s status
    • Assume all Puerto Rican debt, regardless of resolution
• Institutional safeguards
  • Clarify Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to establish a national procedure for the disqualification of federal candidates in response to Trump v. Anderson
  • Define and clarify the Emoluments Clause in Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution to require disclosure, divestment, and require enforcement
  • Codify the independence of the Department of Justice, federal agencies
  • Establish procedures and independent enforcement to penalize the Executive for failure to comply with a court order
  • Strengthen protections for inspectors general and whistleblowers
  • Codify civil service protections
  • Strengthen congressional subpoena enforcement mechanisms
• Judicial reform
  • Supreme Court reform
  • Expand lower court capacity to reduce case backlogs
  • Increase funding federal public defenders
  • Prevent judge shopping through random assignment requirements
  • Establish mandatory accountability mechanisms for ethics violations
  • Restrictions on supplemental income

By constitutional amendment or amendments

• Reverse Supreme Court rulings
  • Reverse Shelby County v. Holder and restore the Voting Rights Act of 1964
  • Reverse Trump v. United States, abolish presidential immunity, and affirm presidents are subject to criminal prosecution
  • Reverse Citizens United v. FEC and reform campaign finance
  • Reverse Loper Bright v. Raimondo to return regulatory implementation back to federal agency experts, not the Court
• Abolish the Electoral College in favor of a national popular vote
• Restrict the “plenary” presidential pardon power
  • Prohibitions on pardons for:
    • Immediate family members
    • Donors to any of the president’s presidential campaigns, affiliated super PACs, presidential library, or affiliated organizations
    • Persons who carried out illegal orders within the Executive
    • Persons prosecuted on cases which relate to the Executive including co-conspirators
  • Grant Congress the power to enforce provisions through legislation