Post-Dobbs, WV v EPA, Biden v Texas, 1/6 Committee – The Politics Guys

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Mike & Jay kick off the episode by talking about a bunch of subject areas relevant to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling of two weeks back, including President Biden’s most current executive order, point out constitutions and reproductive legal rights, Mike’s novel interpretation of the Takings Clause, Trey & Ken as proponents of a “living Constitution”, and a lot more.

Subsequent, they flip to the Court’s choice in West Virginia v EPA, a situation in which Jay wrote a single of the amicus briefs prior to the Court docket. They stop up agreeing that the Courtroom got it ideal on the deserves, but Mike thinks the dissenters have been suitable that the scenario did not existing a reside controversy for the Courtroom to hear in the very first position.

Following that it is a further Supreme Court situation – Biden v. Texas, concerning the Biden administration’s attempt to conclusion the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” coverage for asylum seekers. Though both equally Jay and Mike have sympathy for Justice Alito’s dissent (at the very least in portion), they believe that that the Court docket received it correct and that the Biden administration can lawfully close the Trump-era application.

Pursuing that is Mike’s brief interview with Jenna Spinelle, the host of a terrific new podcast on citizen initiatives referred to as When The Folks Decide, more basic thoughts on the Supreme Court’s most recent phrase, and a appear at the most up-to-date work of the January 6^th Committee.

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