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Ilikepurple

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20. What would you be saying if the numbers for this case were reversed?

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 03:18 PM

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Are you making an argument of just restating your opinion as fact? That four Justices disagree with you should be a clue that those whose opinions matter most disagree on the meaning of this clause of the 14th Amendment. If somehow a fifth Justice joins them, I’m not sure what mechanism is in place to tell the Court it is wrong and enforce the obvious interpretation of the Amendment.

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