Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett triggered fierce backlash from MAGA loyalists after forcefully questioning the Trump administration’s top lawyer and voicing skepticism over ending birthright citizenship during a heated Supreme Court argument.
Since taking office, Donald Trump has pushed for an executive order to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional guarantee under the 14th Amendment that grants automatic U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil.
During oral arguments, Barrett confronted Solicitor General Dean John Sauer, who was representing the Trump administration, over his dismissive response to Justice Elena Kagan’s concerns. Barrett sharply asked whether Sauer truly believed there was “no way” for plaintiffs to quickly challenge the executive order, suggesting that class-action certification might expedite the process.
It’s not insane at all, the goal is to finish the process of turning the US into a superficially theocratic oligarchy, dismantling the few remaining legal barriers is an important step in that process
That’s not the goal of 7/9 Justices. They’re trying to protect the rule of law and uphold the Constitution.
That’s an extremely optimistic assessment
Have you heard anything from Roberts or Barrett in the last month? They’re not putting up with any of this anymore. Roberts explicitly called out the administration’s attempts to circumvent the Constitution and had a speech on how we need to protect the rule of law. They’ve both been voting reasonably in regards to human rights. They’re still both fiscally conservative, however.
That’s 2
That’s all we need with Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor. Although many of the more recent rulings included Kavanaugh and Gorsuch as well.
A handful of halfway decent people are definitely not all we need. It’s better than nothing for sure, but nowhere near enough to stop what’s happening to this country
There are only nine Justices on SCOTUS. That’s who I’ve been talking about. We only need 5 for majority, and have been getting 7. There are two Trump loyalists, Alito and Thomas.
All 9 of them together wouldn’t be enough to stop what’s happening