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BumRushDaShow

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8. Here is the summary from SCOTUSBlog
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 11:24 AM
Yesterday
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship

It is 6-3.

The Kavanaugh thing keeps confusing people but from the link -

Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the result that the court reached – that the president’s executive order is invalid – but not its reasoning. In his view, Trump’s order “does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment” but does violate a federal law providing that children who are “born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” are U.S. citizens. Congress, Kavanaugh suggested, “could amend” that law “or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to foreign citizens unlawfully or temporarily in the country. But,” he noted, “Congress has not yet done so.”


He nitpicked some law that the EO violates. It was to give fodder to Mikey and his merry band of MAGat loons, to try to legislate around the 14th Amendment.

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And just why does he think that Congress has the power to overturn a Constitutional Amendment? Lonestarblue Yesterday #1
It's in the Constitution, dipstick liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #2
He's just servicing the base Orrex Yesterday #7
The tRump meat puppet Mike Johnson The Wizard Yesterday #3
" fear of Trump releasing the "gay lover" pictures." Talitha Yesterday #17
Make them deny it, The Wizard Yesterday #18
* snort * Talitha Yesterday #20
Why not combine it with adding a third term? eringer Yesterday #4
Naw, let's eliminate the 2nd Amendment. republianmushroom Yesterday #10
National security! National security! Bayard Yesterday #5
Was it 6 3? Not 5 4? Kavanaugh dissented on the key principle right? SSJVegeta Yesterday #6
Here is the summary from SCOTUSBlog BumRushDaShow Yesterday #8
he actually thinks the 14th amendment does not require birthirght citizenship SSJVegeta Yesterday #9
I think his beer was warm.... SergeStorms Yesterday #13
You can't overturn a Constitutional amendment with legislation. SamuelAdams Yesterday #11
Johnson is setting himself up for another failure. If Trump could fire him he would. Martin68 Yesterday #12
We can fire all the Republicans Akakoji Yesterday #14
No we don't Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #15
F-ing kavanaugh based his concurrence on legislative, not constitutional grounds. pat_k Yesterday #16
This guy's nose is so far up Dump's ass he can't even see anymore mdbl Yesterday #19
Where is the proof odins folly Yesterday #21
I guess Uncle Ruckus' meeting with Maga Mike was to strategize as to how LoisB Yesterday #22
Every Republican who benefits from birthright citizenship needs to go back where they came from. Zelda_Orchid Yesterday #23
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