kenwhite.bsky.social:
Apparently Trump just announced he is unilaterally ending birthright citizenship.
I would have ridiculed it as preposterous a few years ago.
Now? Well, watch the Federalist Society start holding seminars on why he’s right, and I am not confident this Supreme Court will disagree.
Sorry to clarify apparently he said it last week. But he was clear that it was going to be an executive order.
kenwhite.bsky.social:
I’m 95% confident Alito and Thomas will go for it. 75% on Gorsuch. Kavanaugh and Barrett are the swing votes. /2 of 2
@Bix I wouldn't put it past these asshats to be able to reinterpret anything but it seems like a stretch for two reasons: it's a right directly granted by 14A and there's no way to interpret it to apply only to those born of immigrant parents or some such fuckery.
@Bix
If it's awful and preposterous, some insane troll will whisper it to him. It's becoming gotham.