On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use racial profiling in its militarized immigration raids across Los Angeles, halting an injunction that had barred officers from targeting Latinos based on ethnicity. The court did not explain the reason for its shadow docket order, which appeared to split 6–3 along ideological lines. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the decision was “unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation’s constitutional guarantees,” opening the door to violent persecution of Latinos—including American citizens—by “masked agents with guns.” The majority did not respond to this extraordinary charge, perhaps because it is so obviously true.
Did they just erase the 14th Amendment and made it null and void? https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv I get it now. It says no State and not no federal. Federal is not a State.
"Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
This isn’t a ruling, so no. This is a temporary measure before they hear the case. Calling it the “shadow docket” is intentionally inflammatory. Yes, it is shitty, but it is not (yet) binding.
Didn’t the 14th Amendment also bind the federal government to the Bill of Rights at least? One ammendment did anyway but it was implemented oddly by the courts.
The “Bill of Rights” is just a fancy name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. As such, they are inherently a binding part of the Constitution. No other amendment is required to make them valid.
Until around the Civil War the Bill of Rights only applied to States and not the federal government. It was not an issue before that because the federal government was not up in everybody’s business either. They are only authorized to regulate interstate commerce in the us, and forbidden from inhibiting the free movements of people and goods in between the states.
I am not a lawyer so don’t take this as legal advice. However it seems to me that the Supreme Court really doesn’t give a shit about the law, the Constitution, or our rights.
We have all been figuring that out what every constitutional right not honored shit on one after another.
also not a lawyer, but I don’t think it’s required to see the vile shit that gas been packed into our government.
I mean the decision to give presidents immunity from the law made that glaringly obvious
That’s been true since they decided corporations are indistinguishable from a single human being.
Insert meme with photos of an enormous crowd, and one single person, and Pam claiming they’re the same photo.
Terry stop was deemed legal in 1960s. This was expected as long a white people are safe or not effected.
Never heard of that before so for others:
A Terry stop in the United States allows the police to briefly detain a person based on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. Reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause which is needed for arrest.
Stop and Frisk was the common name. It was used on NYC to target…wait for it… people of color.
They gutted the 14th when they allowed Trump to run. They also used it to justify corporate personhood. Facists don’t really uphold anything ever except their own corruption and bigotry.
Agents? How could you possibly know?
The court did not explain the reason for its shadow docket order
Cool that they can just do this.
Kavanaugh did, in a concurrence. I strongly disagree with his Opinion but at least he put words to paper. the others didn’t, so I assume the conservatives are fighting about the legal basis for their ruling.
they will have to eventually explain themselves at least, once this case makes it to the regular docket.
yeah, it turns out unelected, lifetime appointees with the power to interpret the law with no oversight was a bad idea.
Technically, Congress can impeach supreme court justices, but that depends on Congress being functional, which it hasn’t been for a long time.
impeachment in US governance has always been a joke and a partisan cudgel used or withheld on the whims of whoever happens to be in power, with some notable exceptions.
Case in point: the only Supreme Court Justice to be impeached was reinstated because the proceedings, instigated by then-president Jefferson, was very unambiguously politically motivated.
Never said it wasn’t a political process. I guess what I’m saying is that I’d like a more functional and representative congress that can keep rogue judges in check. And maybe term limits on supreme justices.
If they don’t have to explain themselves, then they shouldn’t expect one when the angry mob shows up at their door 🤷
If this shitcircus was only affecting the US i wouldn’t care, but it’s not.
It is interesting that citizens from other countries support maga. This seems to be global. I wonder what exactly they are supportive of - is it the crackdown on immigration or something else?
I didn’t say I’d support, i said I wouldn’t care.
It passed with 66.6% of supreme court judges voting in favour.
Fucking end the supreme Court already, who TF said these unelected Nazis should run everything.
meanwhile, the elected officials are also Nazis :/
“elected”
Absolutely zero sympathy for the Latinos who drank the fucking Orange Kool-Aid and support Krasnov. None and I hope those dip shits get a taste of ICE.
Agreed, deport them all so they can never vote again.
At least no Latinos voted for Trump, right? Right?
“I guess it’s time to get into tanning” -white LA allies hopefully
Mexican flag t-shirt 🇲🇽
This is tyranny. Literal and explicit, without exaggeration.
Understand that and act accordingly.
The court did not address the worst rights violations: the ice agents refused to return the victims’ Real ID (driver’s license) and they probably copied his phone.
Meaning after taking his ID they can then indefinitely incarcerate him for not having ID. They can also prevent him from driving because he does not have a driver’s license.
And they added his data to a criminal database along with all of his social contacts and communication.
Make America Gestapo Again
Can’t wait until the people start fighting back violently.
Us Americans are not gonna protest. We are to busy looking at memes
Speak for yourself, slacktivist. Lots of us have and will continue to protest.
At least Uncle Thomas got his new cabin.
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It starts with Latinos, it won’t end there.
Thanks there Latino’s for Trump.
