Ginsburg has given an indication she would go against Wong Kim Ark as it pertains to a person born in another country of two citizen parents .
It applies to her grandson and she always considered that he could run for President.
It applies to her grandson and she always considered that he could run for President.
And this exactly illustrates a point that I am constantly mentioning. Our Supreme Court does not decide issues based on law, they decide issues based on their own political disposition, how they feel that morning, and how they can rationalize it by claiming it is based on "law."
Change the makeup of the court, and you will change the outcome. A prime example is the recent ruling that GPS surveillance was unconstitutional. The court was Unanimous, but their reasons were all over the place. That they are all Unanimous is great. That they don't have a legitimate reason for being unanimous indicates that the ruling is more based on whim and personality than it is based on law.