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Birth rights and black pills, July 6th, 2026.

Introduction, the Supreme Court's failure last week to uphold the president's executive order on birthright citizenship was genuinely disappointing.

At the same time, it should not be an occasion for outrage or despair.

There's all kinds of maneuvering room here.

And when you have maneuvering room, there are better things to do than to screech about it online. Let us pull ourselves together. A battle is not the whole war. As all of us should know by now, if the decision had gone the other way, the progressives would be back by the middle of next week with some sort of workaround scheme that would still get them to the place they intend for all of us to go. They don't discourage easily, and neither should we. We should also be back next week, full to overflowing with fresh proposals. Quick breakdown. The SCOTUS vote was six to three, and the three who supported Trump's E.O. were Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch. The disappointing voices against were Roberts, Barrett, and

Kavanaugh. The predictables against were Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson. So there you have it.

But right around the same time, there was another case coming out of West Virginia and our own Idaho,

including representation from our Kirker community, which banned men from participating in women's sports.

Righteousness prevailed in that one, 6-3, not 5-4, and did so with Roberts, Barrett, and Kavanaugh,

all driving in the same lane. And also, just last month, the Supreme Court recognized and

upheld the President's authority to fire heads of federal agencies that are part of the executive

branch. That was a significant blow against the deep state and was also 6-3. That was a big one

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