The recent Supreme Court rulings and Anthony Kennedy's decision to retire show that we can't rely on our elites--or our institutions--to constrain Donald Trump's attacks on liberal democracy. (Thread.)https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/the-people-and-institutions-that-were-supposed-to-constrain-trump-are-failing-us.html …
The worst bit about the travelban decision wasn't just the final decision, but also that the majority's argument was really bad. Instead arguing natsec deference and INA exception, Roberts waffled about the racist shit Trump said. And *then* permitted.https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1012173650563231749 …
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And then they Roberts had the gall to be pissed about Korematsu comparisons? Just say that you don't see the law gives you a different choice, and you regret it. And it'd have been far less damaging.
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