SCOTUS Free Speech Ruling & The Birthright Citizenship Clash
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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First, they react to the Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling against a Colorado law that banned therapists from counseling minors to accept that their biological sex is correct. Inez also slams Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as essentially writing op-eds from the bench instead of rooting decisions in the law. They also discuss today's high profile birthright citizenship case.
Next, they take Congress to task for leaving Washington for a two-week break while the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded. Inez argues this dysfunction underscores the need for at least a talking filibuster, and maybe an end to the fllibuster altogether, to get things done. Greg is skeptical that ending the filibuster would be good in the short term or the long term.
Then, they dig into the skyrocketing cost of higher education after reports that George Washington University will charge returning students up to $98,000 per year for tuition, room, and board. Inez explains how government involvement in higher education continues to drive prices higher, leaving families burdened while universities reap the benefits.
Finally, they highlight the scheduled launch of the Artemis II mission, which aims to send astronauts around the moon and pave the way for future lunar landings and a permanent base there. They're glad to see America aiming high again, both in exploration and for our national security.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stole next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.2 | Very glad you're with us for the Wednesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:17.2 | Jim Garrity is on spring break. |
| 0:19.0 | As you know, here in his place today is Annette Stetman of the |
| 0:22.0 | Independent Women's Forum. And as good to have you back. It's great. Not as great as spring break, |
| 0:26.8 | but it's great to be back. Well, certainly no shortage of topics. While the schools might be off |
| 0:32.7 | this week, the news cycle certainly is not. And let's start with what we heard from the Supreme Court |
| 0:37.2 | yesterday. They were reviewing another law from the state of Colorado. Colorado's not doing |
| 0:43.0 | very well to Supreme Court, which is good for free speech and a lot of other freedoms in the |
| 0:47.1 | First Amendment. But USA Today, which probably covers the Supreme Court more thoroughly than |
| 0:51.9 | anyone else, so they do it with a very liberal perspective. But they say the Supreme Court on March 31 said Colorado's ban on so-called |
| 0:59.6 | conversion therapy for young people, fringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor. |
| 1:04.6 | The ruling here in as was eight to one, only Katanji Brown Jackson in the dissent here. |
| 1:10.4 | The majority opinion coming from Justice Neil Gorsuch, who says that the Colorado law |
| 1:15.5 | tells the therapist, quote, what views she may or may not express. |
| 1:19.7 | He goes on to say, quote, Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and |
| 1:24.2 | safety. |
| 1:25.1 | Certainly, censorious governments throughout history have believed the same. But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy |
| 1:33.0 | in thought or speech in this country. Justice Jackson, who read portions of her dissent from the |
| 1:38.9 | bench, said the court's decision threatens to prevent states from regulating medical care, |
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