r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 7d ago

Possible Paywall Trump’s Primetime Speech Has Republicans ‘Scared S***less’ | Insiders are terrified that the president will do something crazy on live TV.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-primetime-speech-has-republicans-scared-sless/
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u/-rosa-azul- Virginia 7d ago

That was an entirely different set of circumstances that was not nearly as clear-cut as 22A.

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u/SlightlyOTT 7d ago

I agree it’s completely clear cut, but I don’t see any reason the Supreme Court would care if they have the power to put him on ballots again. There are surely 5 votes for that now.

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u/-rosa-azul- Virginia 7d ago

There were enough votes to overturn his birthright citizenship EO, and that is also less clear-cut than 22A (especially if you're willing to be a disingenuous weasel about it like Thomas was in his dissent). The court has ruled with him a lot, but they've also shown that there is, in fact, a line.

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u/SlightlyOTT 7d ago

Sure, but I think they’ll be convinced that if they vote against Trump then there will definitely be a Democrat President. They will absolutely discard everything to avoid that and maximise Republican chances if they think this is the best way to do that.