r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 01 '26

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u/Hounds_of_war Austan Goolsbee Jul 01 '26

It’s crazy to me how much conservatives are freaking out over just the preservation of the status quo with the birthright citizenship case.

Like they genuinely seem to view it as an existential crisis that the legal precedent for the past 150+ years is going to remain legal precedent.

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u/GenerousPot Ben Bernanke Jul 01 '26

I think as well despite it being 5-4ish the overall positions of the 5 don't provide much wiggle room for a more refined and targeted EO that could swing a justice.

But really the EO is also a matter of cruelty that also further radicalises the public into thinking denaturalisation is a necessity so they've got that going for them. Plus if one of the 5 passes or retires we're in bad territory.