Wednesday, July 01, 2026
70% Say American Dream Is Harder To Attain Than A Generation Ago
The chart above reflects the results of the YouGov Poll -- done between January 27th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,106 adults, with a 4.1 point margin of error.
Supreme Court Narrowly Saves Birthright Citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 vote, upheld the right of those born in the United States to be automatically be citizens. Actually the vote was narrower than that. Brett Kavanaugh voted with the majority, but not because of the Constitution. Instead, he said Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship was flawed because it violated a federal law (and said Congress had the right to pass a law denying birthright citizenship).
I am shocked as the narrowness of the victory. The 14th Amendment is written in clear English, and the vote should have been 9 to 0.
The justices supporting the Constitution were John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Kentaji Jackson Brown.
The arguments used by Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch are specious at best. They try to argue that the 14th Amendment was intended only to give citizenship to former slaves. But that argument was debated when Congress was writing the amendment. They could have easily included language making it exclusive to former slaves - but they didn't. They intentionally wrote it to apply tho everyone born in the U.S. (except those children of foreign diplomats who were not subject to our laws)>
They also try to argue that the parents were in the U.S. unlawfully. A silly argument. Whether documented or undocumented, all immigrants are subject to the laws of the state in which they reside and the United States. They can be fined or imprisoned for violating those laws just like any other person.
Also crazy is the fact that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh are all "strict constructionists", who believe the Constitution should be followed exactly as it is written and not used to create new laws or rights. And yet, as soon as something offends their racism and zenophobia, they are perfectly willing to use their judgements to rewrite the Constitution.
I find it shocking and horrific that four justices can't understand the plain English of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
NYT / Siena Poll Has The Texas Senate Race A Dead Heat
The charts are from the New York Times / Siena College Poll -- done between June 19th and 26th of 656 likely Texas voters, with a margin of error of 4.5 points.
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