Trump Loses On Birthright Citizenship, Bored By Housing Bill; Big Colorado Primaries | MR Live
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Takeaways
- ❖The Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender athletes (6-3) and reaffirmed birthright citizenship (6-3, but 5-4 on 14th Amendment grounds).
- ❖Campaign finance restrictions were struck down (6-3), allowing parties to coordinate unlimited expenditures with candidates.
- ❖Speaker Mike Johnson expressed disappointment with the birthright citizenship ruling, citing 'birthing tourism' and 'abuse' of the 14th Amendment.
- ❖Colorado's primary elections feature significant progressive challenges, including Millet Cirros against incumbent Diana DeGette and Julie Gonzalez against Senator Hickinlooper.
- ❖Donald Trump is fixated on the 'Save America Act' (SAVE Act), which includes voter ID requirements, in-person document presentation, and voter roll purges, dismissing a bipartisan housing bill as 'unimportant'.
- ❖AOC introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Bill to halt offensive and defensive military aid to Israel if it violates international law or restricts humanitarian aid.
- ❖AOC's other amendments signal a potential focus on past and future US interventionism in Central and Latin America, including reports on coups and sanctions.
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1Supreme Court Upholds Transgender Sports Bans and Weakens Campaign Finance
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold state bans on transgender athletes, with hosts arguing this violates Title 9 and 'others' trans kids. Concurrently, the Court also struck down major campaign finance restrictions, allowing political parties to coordinate unlimited expenditures with candidates, effectively increasing the flow of dark money into elections.
The Court's 6-3 decision on transgender sports bans and campaign finance restrictions. The hosts highlight the implications for Title 9 and the increased influence of money in politics.
2Birthright Citizenship Reaffirmed, But With Internal Divisions and Republican Opposition
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a 6-3 decision, but the constitutional basis (14th Amendment) was a narrower 5-4. Speaker Mike Johnson, reacting to the ruling, claimed the 14th Amendment has been 'grossly abused' by 'birthing tourism,' a narrative the hosts dismiss as absurd and rooted in 'great replacement theory' rhetoric.
The 6-3 ruling on birthright citizenship, with Roberts and Kavanaugh defecting on the broader constitutional interpretation. Mike Johnson's public statement regarding 'birthing tourism' and the 'abuse' of the 14th Amendment.
3Progressive Challengers Gain Ground in Colorado Primaries Amid Democratic Discontent
Colorado's primary elections are seeing significant progressive challenges to established Democrats. Millet Cirros, a DSA-endorsed candidate, is challenging long-term incumbent Diana DeGette, who has accepted money from APAC and big tech. Senator Hickinlooper faces a 'dead heat' challenge from state senator Julie Gonzalez, a labor organizer to his left on Israel and ICE. This reflects broader voter dissatisfaction with centrist Democratic leadership, partly fueled by Governor Jared Polis's 'disaster' of a governorship.
Millet Cirros's challenge to Diana DeGette, DeGette's funding sources, internal polling showing a 'dead heat' for Hickinlooper, and the hosts' commentary on Governor Polis and the 'Democratic brand' problem.
4Trump Prioritizes Voter Suppression (SAVE Act) Over Housing Affordability
Donald Trump expressed disinterest in a bipartisan Housing Affordability Act, calling it a 'yawn' and 'unimportant' compared to his 'Save America Act' (SAVE Act). The SAVE Act is described as a multi-pronged effort to disenfranchise voters through strict ID requirements for registration and voting, in-person document presentation, and voter roll purges, despite a lack of evidence for widespread voter fraud.
Trump's statements dismissing the housing bill and prioritizing the SAVE Act. The detailed description of the SAVE Act's provisions and the hosts' critique of its purpose and lack of justification.
5AOC Pushes Amendments to Curb Israel Aid and Investigate US Latin American Interventions
AOC introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Bill that would halt all offensive and defensive military aid to Israel if it violates international law or restricts humanitarian aid, a stronger measure than existing legislation. She also proposed amendments requiring reports on past US government involvement in Latin American coups (e.g., Chile '73) and prohibiting funds for Cuba sanctions, suggesting a strategic move to prepare for potential hearings on renewed US interventionism in the region.
AOC's proposed amendment regarding Israel aid (620i of the Foreign Assistant Act) and her other amendments targeting US military activities and historical interventions in Puerto Rico, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, and Cuba.
Lessons
- Engage with local and state primary elections, particularly in districts with progressive challengers, to support candidates aligned with left-wing policy goals.
- Monitor legislative efforts like the 'Save America Act' (SAVE Act) and advocate against measures that could disenfranchise voters or undermine electoral integrity.
- Stay informed about Supreme Court decisions, especially those impacting civil rights and campaign finance, and understand their long-term implications for American society and democracy.
Quotes
"I need to read the opinion. Okay. But uh obviously that's I mean you could say that's a textualist originalist view. Uh however I I do think that um this has been grossly abused in recent years. Okay. And that is the case that was being made by u the plaintiffs in the case and we're very sympathetic to that because it is a serious problem. We have we have uh you know uh it's become a tourism birthing tourism they call it you know a trend where people would just come and you just come onto the soil and have your child and then they're they're able to avail themselves of the welfare state and everything else it's it's been abused."
"I I have not. It hasn't been sent to me yet. It's coming. I understand. And then I'll make then I'll make a difference. Here's what I I would like to sign much more than a bill that big deal. It's a yawn because it's wonderful. Uh to me, compared to the Save America Act, just about everything is a big yawn."
"My issue was if Elizabeth Warren thinks a bill is great, then it probably isn't. And that's sort of how I looked, but the enthusiasm with which Democrats had for this bill got me spooked. And I didn't come to Washington to work with Democrats. I came to Washington to beat them."
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