The Supreme Court better get its act together. And soon. It is the only entity able to save American freedoms. And so far, it has given no indication that it wants to do so.

Unless the Court changes its direction (and I have no thought that it will), here is what we might be facing in Congressional elections in 2026: (1) Gerrymandered Congressional districts designed to ensure that minority groups have minimal ability to secure representation in Congress, (2) additional ID requirements for voting difficult for some to obtain, (3) polls being located far from Democratic voting neighborhoods, far from public transportation, and not open hours convenient for people who work for a living, (4) drastic restrictions on, or abolition of, mail-in voting and early voting, (5) limitations on provisional voting, (6) selective challenges to voting rolls, (7) threats directed at certain campaign workers and poll workers, (8) challenges to vote counting methods and practices, (9) limits on distribution of selective campaign materials, (10) pressure on media whi h support non-MAGA candidates, (11) false accusations brought against Democratic candidates, and more.

In other words, our elections will not be free or fair, and will be aggressively attacked by Trump as his roadies. It will be virtually impossible for anyone not MAGA affiliated to run, much less to win.

The pro-gerrymandering campaign is in full swing. So is the campaign against centrist or liberal (or even centrist right) media. Trump’s ridiculous litigation against the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and the threats against the broadcast licenses of CBS and ABC. We now hear that the tax exempt status of non-MAGA not-for-profits may be attacked. And that Tik-Tok will now be run by Trump allies.

If you think, without strong reaction from the Supreme Court, the 2026 elections will be like previous elections, guess what? You will be wrong.

I am interested if the reaction to Kimmel’s firing will be forgotten in a few days, if NBC will now fire Jimmy Fallon, or if there will be sufficient pressure on ABC to reverse what they did. It could any which way.

And, of course, Trump can “fire” late night hosts, he can certainly fire newscasters, and close down entire networks.

We ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Yes, the Court better get their act together. And so better the Democrats.