Progressive groups launch six-figure ad campaign calling for term limits for Supreme Court justices

Progressive activist group Stand Up America on Wednesday launched a six-figure ad campaign advocating for term limits for Supreme Court justices, commemorating the 18th anniversary of Justice Samuel Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

In addition to a six-figure digital advertising campaign, the group featured Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday with the message, “Their shelf life has passed – Supreme Court justices' term limits are now.” Hill, according to a press release seen by The Paper.

“No one deserves power for life, which is why Stand Up America is using the 18th anniversary of Alito's confirmation to call for term limits for Supreme Court justices,” Stand Up America Executive Director Christina Harvey said in a statement. “There is,” he said. “Forty-nine of the 50 states have either term limits, elections, or age limits for their Supreme Courts. It's time for Congress to follow suit and set term limits for the U.S. Supreme Court.”

The billboards will be placed in the Capitol area at 8 a.m. ET and will run near the Supreme Court and other Washington locations.

As well as the billboard message, the organization is launching national ads on Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook in hopes of attracting grassroots support and building pressure to pass term limits for judges on the nation's highest courts. . The group said its community has sent more than 90,000 emails supporting stronger term limits for Supreme Court justices.

“In the 18 years since Justice Alito was confirmed to the court, the far-right has gone from opening the floodgates to unlimited spending to billionaires in elections to overturning decades of precedent protecting the right to abortion care. He has used his position to advance policy,” Harvey said. “Alito has unapologetically sided with right-wing megadonors and big corporations, chipping away at the foundations of our democracy and fundamental freedoms.”

In 2020, the group launched a campaign to encourage voters to demand $4 billion in election aid when passing the next coronavirus bill.