To the editor: The superb Erwin Chemerinsky op-ed makes it clear that the ideological make-up of the present Supreme Court docket has once more acted on political, reasonably than constitutional, reasoning (“A shocking and tragic Supreme Court docket determination,” June 27). The Clarence Thomas-Samuel A. Alito Jr. right-wing courtroom coalition may have merely determined that the 14th Modification’s clear mandate that “all individuals born or naturalized in america, and topic to the jurisdiction thereof, are residents of america” meant precisely what it stated.
As an alternative, the conservative wing of the courtroom went out of its technique to give President Trump a unprecedented new weapon that strips the decrease courts of the suitable to interpret the constitutional problems with his government orders on a nationwide foundation. Apart from troublesome class-action fits, it might require 94 separate judicial findings to overturn an unconstitutional Trump mandate on a constant nationwide foundation. Republicans now command the White Home, Congress and the ideological proper wing of the Supreme Court docket to foster an authoritarian authorities by no means contemplated by our founders.
Ken Goldman, Beverly Hills
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To the editor: As soon as once more, Chemerinsky is rarely completely happy when he’s on the dropping aspect. Permitting federal district courts to set nationwide insurance policies is a little bit of a political shell recreation. The conservatives discover their favourite federal choose to get what they need, and the liberals do the identical.
Don’t fret, Chemerinsky. It’s the SCOTUS that has at all times in the end determined what’s constitutional — not the decrease courts. All is nicely.
David Waldowski, Laguna Woods
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To the editor: The Supreme Court docket sabotaged our justice system in Trump vs. CASA. With out federal injunctions, nobody can get cheap aid from President Trump’s purposely chaotic government orders. By not ruling on the deserves of the 14th Modification, the courtroom acted as arsonists to the Structure.
Trump will proceed the stampede. He appears to take pleasure in this. What’s subsequent? Voting rights?
Alberto Gonzales, former lawyer common within the George W. Bush administration, was on the Aspen Concepts Pageant on Sunday discussing the allowance of extra energy to the president. He stated, “The primary concern I’ve is that I don’t consider that Donald Trump has the integrity essential to successfully govern, pretty, this nation.”
Amy Bennett, Encinitas
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To the editor: “Beautiful,” sure. “Tragic,” definitely. How about we additionally add the phrase “anticipated” to the headline?
Gary Abel, Marina del Rey
