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Blackstrat 2 days ago

Another bad decision that won't stand the test of time. The decision says more about the justices themselves than it does the decision. Voting the "right way" gets positive press attention, invites to the DC social circle, etc. Kavanaugh and Barrett are both attention seeking, weak willed individuals that Roberts plays like puppets. Personally, Trump should not have nominated either of them. And W's nomination and selection of Roberts over Scalia was appalling. Neither a textualist or an originalist could have ruled that way. And using the 14th Amendment as justification is historically disingenuous, as Clarence Thomas pointed out. Birth tourism will thrive.

NoGravitas 2 days ago | parent [-]

I'm sorry, you are saying that using the highest law of the land to settle a legal question it directly addresses is historically disingenuous?

Blackstrat 2 days ago | parent [-]

No, I'm saying the use of the 14th amendment to justify the majority opinion is disingenuous, as Thomas points out.