{"id":32867,"date":"2018-06-27T12:52:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32867"},"modified":"2018-06-27T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:52:31","slug":"sotomayor-dissents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/27\/sotomayor-dissents\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotomayor Dissents!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today it became apparent that, the Supreme Court of the Republican Reich is more inclined to ignore the law, ignore stare decisis<\/em>, and goose-step behind Fuhrer Donald Trump.  In giving Trump his Muslim Ban, they just did exactly that, but at least, may dissent against Republican Injustices’ decisions.  Sonia Sotomayor tore SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD) a new sphincter.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., reading for the majority on Tuesday morning, spoke clinically. Justice Stephen G. Breyer followed, working his way through his dissent mildly and analytically.<\/p>\n

Then it was Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s turn.<\/p>\n

Steely and unwavering, she began: \u201cThe United States of America is a nation built upon the promise of religious liberty. Our founders honored that core promise by embedding the principle of religious neutrality in the First Amendment<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowded courthouse fell silent.<\/p>\n

In upholding President Trump\u2019s ban on travel from several predominantly Muslim countries, Justice Sotomayor continued, the Supreme Court had failed to \u201csafeguard that fundamental principle.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the next 20 minutes, she remained resolute as she delivered an extraordinarily scorching dissent, skewering the court\u2019s decision and condemning the ban as \u201charrowing\u201d and \u201cmotivated by hostility and animus toward the Muslim faith.\u201d<\/strong>… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Click through.  There’s lots more to read.  For a complete (.pdf) transcript of Sotomayor’s dissent, click here<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

Rachel Maddow<\/a> spent 25 minutes explaining the background and the import of what she had to say.  Please take the time to watch.  You’ll thank yourself.<\/font><\/p>\n