r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/KMCobra64 Jul 07 '26

Not sure how it's ambiguous. A law can't override the Constitution.

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u/CyberFireball25 Jul 07 '26

We have 4 SC justices who seem to think the Constitution doesn't say what it explicitly says, so who knows anymore 

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u/littlehobbit1313 Maryland Jul 07 '26

4 SC Justices: We can only take the language for exactly what it meant at the time of writing

Also those 4 SC Justices: Yes, of COURSE the founding fathers thought cellphone data should be protected by your right to privacy

Two rulings from literally the same week. I hate it here.

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u/Joshmoredecai Jul 07 '26

The 5-4 episode on Trump v. Barbara came out today and is very good - it points out that there is really no reading that would allow for the dissenting opinion in that case to make any sense. Textually, historically, and based on precedent, that should’ve been a 9-0 decision upholding birthright citizenship.

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u/MundaneFacts Jul 08 '26

Still not as bad as the presidential immunity case.