Wow. Four Supreme Court decisions in a row demonstrating fidelity to the Constitution. Progressive heads are exploding. (Brace for another Maxine Waters tirade.)
 
 
First, SCOTUS upheld President Trump’s travel ban (deliberately mischaracterized by the Left as a Muslim ban) on immigrants from countries hostile to the U.S. and/or those with ties to terrorism ~

The Court’s language was strong, with Roberts noting that the president “lawfully exercised the broad discretion granted to him under Section 1182(f) to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States.”
 
The Court also noted that the president’s interest in preserving national security, particularly in light of terrorism concerns, overrides concerns pertaining to the free exercise of religion as codified in the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. Opponents of the ban had tried to make the case that, because the ban affected several Muslim countries, the religion itself was targeted.

 
Then, in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, they found that the California law which forced pregnancy centers to steer women to abortionists “unduly burdens protected speech.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions lauded the decision ~

“Speakers should not be forced by their government to promote a message with which they disagree, and pro-life pregnancy centers in California should not be forced to advertise abortion and undermine the very reason they exist.”

 
In the wake of their earlier ruling in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop (against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission) the Court vacated the Washington State Supreme Court’s judgement against Barronelle Stutzman and Arlene’s Flowers in which Stuzman had been accused of discrimination because she declined to make floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding. The Supremes sent the case back to the lower court for “for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop.”
 
Finally, today in Janus v. AFSCME, the Court struck down mandatory union fees for public employees. Now employees in the public sector no longer have to pay for the advocacy of political positions or candidates that they diametrically oppose ~

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees […]
 
In their decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, the justices said “agency shop” laws requiring nonunion government workers to pay union fees violate the First Amendment rights of workers who object to the political agenda of public employee unions.
 
“Compelling individuals to mouth support for views they find objectionable violates that cardinal constitutional command, and in most contexts, any such effort would be universally condemned,” wrote Justice Samuel Alito, author of the court’s opinion.

 
Janus’ attorney from the Liberty Justice Center, Jacob Huebert, responded to the Supremes’ ruling ~

“This is the biggest victory for workers’ rights in a generation. The First Amendment guarantees each of us, as individuals, the right to choose which groups we will and won’t support with our money. Today the Supreme Court recognized that no one should be forced to give up that right just to be allowed to work in government. The Court recognized that unions have the right to organize and to advocate for the policies they believe in – but they don’t have a special right to force people to pay for their lobbying. They have to play by the same rules as everyone else.”

 
As Illinois governor Bruce Rauner told The Daily Signal in an earlier phone interview ~

“This case is also about the battle against conflicts of interest and corruption.”
 
“Unions are making campaign contributions to elected officials, getting them into office and then they are negotiating their contracts with these same officials. In the private sector, you would go to jail for this kind of activity.”

Many states had already passed similar legislation, but this ruling will now apply across the county; at city, state and federal levels ~

The Janus ruling affects about 5 million government employees in 22 states who no longer will be required either to join a union or pay related fees as a condition of employment.

In the wake of these decisions – and now facing the prospect of another Trump appointee on the top Court – expect the Left to double-down on their irrational anti-MAGA ranting and raving. They simply can’t control themselves.
 
In the reality-free zone that leftists inhabit, once they decree something is so, no pushback can be tolerated. Their pet issues (Union’s progressive activism, open borders, abortion, national healthcare, LGBTQ “rights”) have already been settled, no further discussion allowed. That’s why they become unhinged when challenged on any of their anti-American positions.
 
So cheer these encouraging Supreme Court decisions. But brace for incoming; these folks are psychotic.

 
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