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SCOTUS, in a rare moment of sorta kinda recognizing precedent and sorta kinda recognizing that the Constitution is still our founding document, this week simply upheld birthright citizenship for most babies born in America. So of course MAGA is treating it as a dramatic and dangerous change. “Now that [the Supreme Court] has opened the floodgates for foreign invaders to flock across our borders and spawn, the only choice we have is to triple down on immigration enforcement,” wrote right-wing podcast host Matt Walsh. “Militarize the border. Mass deportations. Round every illegal up. Don’t pull back when the lesbian activists start screeching about it. Use whatever force is necessary. There is no other option.” Yes. This is exactly the leadership we the people are looking for. Hate filled. Hysterical. Knee-jerk. Rooted in racism. And intent on nothing but a Christian white straight male-centric patriarchy. No f-ing way. Leading up to America’s big birthday it’s hard to drum up enthusiasm when it seems even something as simple as putting up our American flag seems to serve as a validation of the president. He has inveigled his way into every aspect of every national celebration. He has managed to ruin our national party spirit. But at least the hot dogs and friend gatherings will still be our own. Words that sum it all up… “I don’t know whether the United States of America will ever reach its tricentennial, but if it does, it will be because the narrow tribe that Trump and Vance represent has been defeated and removed, and because the country is once again governed by people who believe in an American union. This is not a partisan statement: Democrats and Republicans will together have to wrest the state away from people who believe they rule by right of inheritance, and give it back to a nation that still believes that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and that the purpose of government is to serve the nation—not to enrich an oligarchic clan.” Yes. Indeed.