Former President Trump added three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court during his tenure in office.

They are now a 6-3 conservative majority. We can see signs of the fruit of his labor by watching the U.S. Supreme Court punt the ball to allow Texas to have one of the strictest abortion laws in years.

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in the case Roe v. Wade that access to a safe and legal abortion is a constitutional right. This law is in jeopardy like never before with the makeup of the court. Many other programs, such as affirmative action and voting rights, also could be overturned. We have come too far to be turned around now. But the pendulum could swing back if nothing is done about the composition of this court. These are lifetime appointments.

President Biden needs to tackle this issue with just as much passion as he did with withdrawing our soldiers from Afghanistan and pushing for passage of the infrastructure bill. President Biden would not be in office if it were not for the many women, people of color and LGBTQ community members who voted for him.

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate must get with President Biden and urge him to set the wheels in motion to change the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court. What are we waiting for? We have already seen signs of what can or will happen. Doing nothing is not an option.

We all need to let our lawmakers know how we feel on this issue. I definitely do not like where things are headed, so I am expressing my views and will contact my legislators as well.

ERNEST PARKER JR.

Richmond