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How Trump lost two Supreme Court cases in one week
The decision on DACA is the result of his gross incompetence
It is indisputable that Donald Trump had a bad week at the Supreme Court. Two decisions handed down this week shocked right-wingers who were convinced that they had built the best Supreme Court money could buy. Unfortunately for them, and fortunately for America, the law still matters. Justices Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts were convinced by strong arguments that appealed to their judicial philosophies. Trump was so disappointed, he mused on Twitter that the Supreme Court doesn’t like him.
I actually do think a supermajority of Supreme Court Justices find him an embarrassment to this country. Unfortunately, that does not mean they will repudiate him at every turn. We still have a dangerously reactionary Supreme Court that endangers the freedom and safety of many Americans, and so liberals cannot rest on our laurels thinking that the Supeme Court will save us next time.
