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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship [View all]lonely bird
(2,660 posts)37. Imo, fwiw, which is nothing...
They will strike it down. This SCOTUS, and, indeed, many SCOTUS decisions are the personal beliefs of the justices.
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They will claim that the language only applied to the children of slaves/former slaves and nobody else. They will uphold the citizenship of those who were made citizens under the amendment prior to their decision because it would be a nightmare otherwise.
The flexibility of the the belief structures of the conservatives can be seen particularly in the second amendment case which affirmed blanket ownership of weaponry outside of the militia wording that was plainly and openly in the amendment as a criteria for owning arms.
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Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
Friday
OP
SCOTUS already granted certiorari months ago for the injunction issue (with vociferous dissents from the 3 liberals).
SunSeeker
Friday
#29
It is you who is mistaken. There is absolutely no basis to suggest that Sotomayor, Jackson and Kagan have flipped.
SunSeeker
Saturday
#33
Sotomayor, Jackson and Kagan have not flipped. You are dead wrong in suggesting they did. nt
SunSeeker
Saturday
#36
You started this be saying no dissents were noted. What was your point other than to suggest they flipped?
SunSeeker
Sunday
#39
I didn't lie about when cert was granted. I'm not the one telling lies here. nt
SunSeeker
11 hrs ago
#44
No I didn't. As I said, the prior ruling, with 3 dissents, involved the exact same Executive Order.
SunSeeker
5 hrs ago
#46
You said certiorari had been granted. It hadn't and you have to know that by now. Not even the same case.
onenote
2 hrs ago
#47
While they are at it just give him immunity..............oh yeah the 6 maga POS already did that...........
turbinetree
Friday
#24