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Mara Liasson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
386 total appearances

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The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Yeah.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Well, you know, it's interesting about that because polls show that in general, people are not for transgender women playing on girls' sports teams anymore.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

But the big question is, how significant is this issue going to be?

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Is it more important than prices on health care and groceries?

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

I don't think so.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

And Carrie, let's go back to that Colorado case.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Well, I think that the Supreme Court has been very friendly to Trump.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Long before Trump was on the scene, many members of this Supreme Court, the conservative majority, have been in favor of something called the unitary power of the executive, which means giving more power to the executive branch.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

And Trump just happens to be the vehicle for that.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

What we're going to find out this year with this court is how friendly they're going to be.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

These cases have piled up.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Just look at how many we've discussed today.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

There are a

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

before the court and how the court decides on them is going to determine how our system of government has changed.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

We used to have what was supposed to be three co-equal branches of government with checks and balances on each one.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

But I think if Trump wins the vast majority of these cases, we're going to have a different form of government where we have an all-powerful executive and a withered judicial and legislative branch for a number of reasons.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

Yeah, and this is very important because the White House has gone out of its way to say that the president would not defy the Supreme Court.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

That would be a constitutional crisis.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

And this is a White House that flexes its muscle almost every day and says that they are unchecked and the president can do whatever he wants.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

But on this one, they have gone out of their way to say he's not going to defy the Supreme Court.