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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett triggered fierce backlash from MAGA loyalists after forcefully questioning the Trump administration's top lawyer and voicing skepticism over ending birthright citizenship during a heated Supreme Court argument.

Since taking office, Donald Trump has pushed for an executive order to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional guarantee under the 14th Amendment that grants automatic U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil.

During oral arguments, Barrett confronted Solicitor General Dean John Sauer, who was representing the Trump administration, over his dismissive response to Justice Elena Kagan's concerns. Barrett sharply asked whether Sauer truly believed there was "no way" for plaintiffs to quickly challenge the executive order, suggesting that class-action certification might expedite the process.

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[-] ssfckdt 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Somedays I really have to question whether such people really exist. I mean really? What do they think America is?

Edit: I mean, I get it from the people in power, they want to cozy up to that power and so they will parrot its rhetoric. So companies, lobbyists, etc., sure.

But like, regular people? With day jobs? Who function in regular society going to stores and cooking food and cleaning homes and all that? What is their actual vision of America here?

[-] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

or a bot farm impersonating MAGAs and the press fall for it because nowadays no one verifies anything and X's verification is meaningless since Elon made it so anyone who pays get one, bot or not

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 36 points 9 hours ago

Cult-like behavior. Literally. "You're with us all the way and must always back anything Dear Leader does or says. If you disagree with anything, you must be kicked out, expelled, recalled, fired, or voted out!" It's absolutely psychotic to view the world in such zero-sum, black/white terms.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Cult-like behavior.

They want a policy and they're loudly advocating that any politicians standing in their way get removed.

The thing they're asking for is awful. But God Damn, this is the kind of FDR/LBJ style titty twisting that any major legislation needs in order to happen in this country.

[-] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 hours ago

I seem to recall the right wailing about cancel culture not too long ago...

[-] andros_rex@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

No see - it’s all about who’s doing the thing. Words are all made up anyway, there are just good guys and bad guys.

Remember how “precedent” stopped them from allowing Obama to appoint a new Supreme Court judge as a lame duck, but the same logic didn’t apply to Trump?

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 53 points 12 hours ago

More proof the right wing does not, nor have they ever, given one flying fuck about the Constitution that they go on so much about.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 15 points 10 hours ago

It's like they'd already been conditioned to be outraged about some other selectively-ignored sacred text…

[-] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

They have only read one of the amendments all the way through and part of another one and the rest is too boring to read.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Curious which ones? I don't think they read all of the Second. The ding-a-lings certainly never read the First and actually understand it, because they keep acting like this is a "Christian" country, when the First says I don't have to give two shits about the chosen lifestyle of the xtian book club. Meaning I most definitely have freedom FROM religion.

[-] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

One in full is the second amendment, one they read partially is the first because they know FREE SPEECH and nothing else.

[-] ubergeek@lemmy.today 4 points 8 hours ago

They only read part of the 2A, as well, and none of the context in the rest of the document about it, either.

The whole "well regulated militia", and who and why the militia is.

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 13 hours ago

Is it wrong that I'm thankful for Amy Coney Barrett? She might be the key to stopping this madness.

[-] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

they fast tracked her to the highest court in the country thinking she was properly trained to be their good little soldier

[-] LMurch@thelemmy.club 14 points 12 hours ago

If we can't have a progressive, Coney-Barrett would be a better chief justice. She seems to at least try to follow the Constitution (most of the time). Eff her for lying about RvW in her confirmation hearing, though. Eff all those guys.

[-] QuincyPeck@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago

She’s certainly performed better than expected. She actually seems to give a damn about the application of law in most cases.

[-] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 45 points 15 hours ago

I wonder how many of these "MAGA influencers" are just plants or bot accounts.

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 17 points 15 hours ago
[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 5 points 12 hours ago

Okay, she doesn't have to be sent to El Salvador when Empress Cortez assumes control

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

It'll be a cold day in hell before they let us vote for AOC

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 261 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Imposter? A Justice should have no loyalty but to the law. This isn’t about her opinion. It’s about reading the 14th Amendment.

Want to change it? Go for it. You’ll need half the House, 2/3 of the Senate, and 3/4 of states to amend the Constitution.

[-] JollyBrancher@lemm.ee 1 points 56 minutes ago

THEY CAN TAKE AWAY DRINKING BEING ILLEGAL FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS... My bad. I was just confused, because that was a right once, too.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago

Why bother, just sign an EO. /s

[-] LMurch@thelemmy.club 7 points 12 hours ago

Trump, "Why the /s? I'll do it."

[-] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 11 hours ago

He'll do it, speaker of the house will say "well it's not our job to amend the constitution so if he wants to we have no choice but to support it" and then the Supreme Court will back it 5-4

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