Robert Reich

@rbreich@masto.ai

July 9, 2025 at 9:02:09 PM

and he succeeded. Next step: go back to the second amendment.

Well, SCOTUS long ago erased the "privileges and immunities" part of the 14th amendment and more recently erased the first clause of the 2nd amendment.

So it's not a big step for SCOTUS to erase the first sentence of the 14th amendment as well.

So is the Supreme Court.

The important word here is "person."

Not "citizen."

Born here makes you a citizen, but equal protection of the law is extended to "any person."

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