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And that he wanted to speak with that would uphold his attempt to put suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay. And Roberts did vote with George W. Bush on most Guantanamo Bay related questions. Roberts famously broke with the Republican Party on Obamacare. God save the United States and this honorable court.
And that he wanted to speak with that would uphold his attempt to put suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay. And Roberts did vote with George W. Bush on most Guantanamo Bay related questions. Roberts famously broke with the Republican Party on Obamacare. God save the United States and this honorable court.
And the reason why is because in 2005, George W. Bush couldn't have known that Obamacare was going to be signed into law in 2010. So we didn't, the White House didn't vet him for that.
And the reason why is because in 2005, George W. Bush couldn't have known that Obamacare was going to be signed into law in 2010. So we didn't, the White House didn't vet him for that.
And the reason why is because in 2005, George W. Bush couldn't have known that Obamacare was going to be signed into law in 2010. So we didn't, the White House didn't vet him for that.
And so Barrett, the important thing to know about Barrett, she is very, very, very conservative. And on every single issue that Republicans cared about in 2020 when she was appointed, whether it is abortion, whether it is affirmative action, like on all the kind of stuff that Republicans cared about in 2020, she has fallen in line with the Republican Party. But there's now new issues coming up.
And so Barrett, the important thing to know about Barrett, she is very, very, very conservative. And on every single issue that Republicans cared about in 2020 when she was appointed, whether it is abortion, whether it is affirmative action, like on all the kind of stuff that Republicans cared about in 2020, she has fallen in line with the Republican Party. But there's now new issues coming up.
And so Barrett, the important thing to know about Barrett, she is very, very, very conservative. And on every single issue that Republicans cared about in 2020 when she was appointed, whether it is abortion, whether it is affirmative action, like on all the kind of stuff that Republicans cared about in 2020, she has fallen in line with the Republican Party. But there's now new issues coming up.
You know, Trump wants to get rid of birthright citizenship for a lot of people. He is claiming the power to do something called impoundment, where he just cancels federal spending that Congress has appropriated. Those were not issues that were really being discussed in 2020. So the first term Trump White House didn't vet her for that kind of stuff.
You know, Trump wants to get rid of birthright citizenship for a lot of people. He is claiming the power to do something called impoundment, where he just cancels federal spending that Congress has appropriated. Those were not issues that were really being discussed in 2020. So the first term Trump White House didn't vet her for that kind of stuff.
You know, Trump wants to get rid of birthright citizenship for a lot of people. He is claiming the power to do something called impoundment, where he just cancels federal spending that Congress has appropriated. Those were not issues that were really being discussed in 2020. So the first term Trump White House didn't vet her for that kind of stuff.
And surprise, turns out she has her own opinions that are different than Donald Trump's.
And surprise, turns out she has her own opinions that are different than Donald Trump's.
And surprise, turns out she has her own opinions that are different than Donald Trump's.
I mean, I want to be clear again, there aren't that many of them. She's a very, very conservative judge. But there was one really high profile case recently involving USAID, the foreign aid agency that Donald Trump is trying to eliminate.
I mean, I want to be clear again, there aren't that many of them. She's a very, very conservative judge. But there was one really high profile case recently involving USAID, the foreign aid agency that Donald Trump is trying to eliminate.
I mean, I want to be clear again, there aren't that many of them. She's a very, very conservative judge. But there was one really high profile case recently involving USAID, the foreign aid agency that Donald Trump is trying to eliminate.
The specific issue in this case was very narrow. A judge ordered the State Department to pay the vendors who had provided services to USAID before the Trump administration started canceling contracts. And it went up to the Supreme Court and in a five to four decision, the court left in place the lower court's order, which said that the government has to pay these vendors.
The specific issue in this case was very narrow. A judge ordered the State Department to pay the vendors who had provided services to USAID before the Trump administration started canceling contracts. And it went up to the Supreme Court and in a five to four decision, the court left in place the lower court's order, which said that the government has to pay these vendors.
The specific issue in this case was very narrow. A judge ordered the State Department to pay the vendors who had provided services to USAID before the Trump administration started canceling contracts. And it went up to the Supreme Court and in a five to four decision, the court left in place the lower court's order, which said that the government has to pay these vendors.