On Thursday morning, May 15, the U.S. Supreme Court held a hearing that examined the injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order against birthright citizenship.
Trump’ critics are attacking the order as unconstitutional, as birthright citizenship is protected by the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
But Trump and his allies insist that lower federal court judges have no business blocking his orders.
What happens when Donald Trump says, I don’t have to listen to the United States Supreme Court.
I can do as I want because I’m Donald Trump.”
On May 15, Thursday morning, the U. S. In a hearing, the Supreme Court considered the injunctions preventing President Donald Trump’s executive order that prohibits birthright citizenship.
The order is being attacked by Trump’s detractors as unconstitutional because the United States protects birthright citizenship. A. Amendment 14 of the Constitution. Trump and his supporters, however, maintain that judges in lower federal courts have no right to object to his orders.
The hearing, which was covered by MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera, focused on the power of lower federal courts to issue universal injunctions that block a president’s executive orders rather than birthright citizenship in general.
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Amy Conway Barrett, Elena Kagan, and other justices of the High Court interrogated Solicitor General John Sauer during the hearing. On Saturday morning, May 17, conservative lawyer George Conway offered his thoughts on Barrett’s interrogation on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” — claiming that Trump appointee Barrett severely damaged Trump ally Sauer’s reputation.
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Judge Barrett was staring at John Sauer as if he had a hole in his head, Conway told the panel. In essence, she is asking: Alright, so let’s say you lose the case. “Well, generally.” “Are you going to follow it in the next case?” he asks. The answer is essentially this: We will do whatever the hell we want. And they understand that breaking national and international laws at this time is only a recipe for complete anarchy and lawlessness. “..”.
Michele Goodwin, a law professor at Georgetown University who was also on the panel, cautioned that the U. S. Trump’s ability to openly disregard federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, will result in a serious constitutional crisis. S. Supreme Court — and disregard their function in the American system of checks and balances.
Goodwin said to the panel, “This is what Americans are truly worried about. What occurs when Donald Trump declares that he is not required to pay attention to the US Supreme Court? Judge Roberts, it doesn’t matter how many times you say that judges and justices must have autonomy and that the rule of law is important. Being Donald Trump gives me the freedom to do as I please. “.
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