Raphael Warnock Says the Supreme Court Has Done ‘Violence’ to Democracy

Summary

Senator Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat and ordained minister, argues that the Supreme Court has inflicted damage on American democracy through its recent decisions. In an interview, he frames contemporary policy disputes, from voting rights to reproductive freedom, as fundamentally moral questions rooted in his Christian faith. Warnock, who won a closely contested 2022 runoff, contends that the Court's direction threatens democratic institutions and voting access. He positions Democrats as defenders of democratic norms against what he describes as institutional assault from the judiciary.