If it were only "long-held meaning." 4 judges...

by PMan , The Banks of the Spokane River, Wednesday, July 01, 2026, 08:17 (23 days ago) @ Dallasdomer

decided, for political and cultural reasons, that the particular section of the 14th Amendment does not say what it says. They ignored the actual words strung together as a phrase, then into a main sentence.

Hugo Ball and the Dadaists would be impressed.

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SCOTUS strikes down EO, affirms birthright citizenship. - Savage, 2026-06-30, 07:36
- If HRC had won in 2016 -- - omahadomer, 2026-07-01, 16:22
- The Atlantic has a good writeup on the ramifications - Joe I, 2026-07-01, 07:47
- Brett Kavanaugh, living constitutionalist - Publicola, 2026-06-30, 12:14
- The language in parts of the 14th amendment - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-30, 10:45
- NPR says Alito is retiring, Court officials say no such news - Savage, 2026-06-30, 08:01
  - not retiring - HumanRobot, 2026-06-30, 11:39
    - Really? Taft? - Coach Gillespie, 2026-06-30, 11:54
  - NPR just retracted the story. - oviedoirish, 2026-06-30, 09:31
    - Ha, that nugget probably came from the Trump administration, - Joe I, 2026-06-30, 10:11
      - I'd assumed it was a leak check - Charles, 2026-06-30, 13:39
      - Guaranteed - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-30, 11:19
        
        Alito and Thomas should definitely not retire - MattG, 2026-06-30, 12:12
  - It makes my stomach churn to contemplate how likely - BillyGoat, 2026-06-30, 08:06
- Pretty sure Kav was the one during oral argument who - BillyGoat, 2026-06-30, 08:00
  - The scary part to me - Dallasdomer, 2026-06-30, 12:05
    - If it were only "long-held meaning." 4 judges... - PMan, 2026-07-01, 08:17
    - Actually 5.5 to 3.5. Plus you had to know Alito and Thomas - NDinVA, 2026-06-30, 22:29
      - Alito and Thomas aren’t even judges - MattG, 2026-07-01, 10:28

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If it were only "long-held meaning." 4 judges...