[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Today, SCOTUS struck down Trump’s anti-birthright citizenship Executive Order. A huge relief, but I’m alarmed this no-brainer ruling was 5-4, rather than unanimous as it should have been. Some thoughts…” End ID]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Only five of the nine justices ruled against Trump’s birthright citizenship order on constitutional grounds. Justice Kavanaugh technically dissented, but on the grounds that the court should have resolved the case under federal immigration law rather than the Constitution.” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Justice Thomas dissented: ‘The Court adds to the sad history of the 14th Amendment, which was designed and understood to secure equal rights for freed blacks but has instead been repurposed for political purposes that the Reconstruction Congress did not support.’ Pure and utter claptrap.” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “In any case, Trump’s EO never took effect. Multiple lower courts blocked it because it directly conflicted with the 14th amendment. SCOTUS narrowly agreed today, upholding over a century of precedent.” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Remember: Trump made ending birthright citizenship a key part of his 2024 platform. In April, he became the first sitting president to attend a SCOTUS argument when he attended oral arguments for this case. For the Court to reject his position is an undeniable humiliation.” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Yet Trump was still only one justice away from having a SCOTUS majority that would have gutted the 14th amendment and ended birthright citizenship. We avoided a catastrophe, yes, but this Court is dangerously off its rocker.” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “We must also not lose sight of the disastrous rulings handed down by the Roberts Court this term, including attacks on: voting rights, Syrian and Haitian migrants, transgender students, campaign finance law, independent regulatory agencies, the ability to hold corporations accountable.” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Reporting on the SCOTUS birthright case doesn’t reflect on how alarming it is that the ruling was so close. It also glosses over the danger of a Roberts Court that attacks voting rights, minority protections, and campaign finance laws—all while making it easy for corporations to poison us. Hello?” End ID.]
[ID: Post from Robert Reich that says “Clearly, the Supreme Court must be changed—either by expanding the number of justices or by invoking term limits on Supreme Court justices. The Constitution would permit both remedies. We need reform, before it’s too late.” End ID.]
