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Rick's avatar

I’ll admit that I don’t understand much of this. How can any President eliminate via an EO, a Constitutional amendment?

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Chris Geidner's avatar

I mean, it's unconstitutional. And yet, here we are.

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Chris Geidner's avatar

I've discussed that in earlier reports, but I added a sentence to that end up top lest there be any doubt.

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Doubtful Owl's avatar

The takeaway is the SCOTUS has turned court procedural rules into Calvinball. Calvinball rules mean heads The Executive Branch wins, tails Checks and Balances lose.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

No legal eagle I - obviously - but my theory is that Trump’s handlers will go only so far in backing his petty revenge cases … saving the Big Guns to litigate to “more important” (to them) Project 2025 defense.

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joe alter's avatar

related to birthright citizenship - this actually happened in DC court before judge Reyes, I promise you, this will make you smile :

Ana Reyes (Alter v Trump 25-cv-00480) Alter v Trump, we are not powerless, doomed to scream into a void

https://randoliberal.substack.com/p/the-courts-failure-not-mine-imo?r=u47dz

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Victoria Brown's avatar

Thanks Chris for the update.

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