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THE DUMBING DOWN IS COMPLETE ANALYSIS

The media and pundit cable jockeys are grandstanding the doom f citizenship after the U.S. Supreme Court decided that nationwide injunctions are prohibited under federal common law. The ruling had nothing to do with the actual merits of the case or the validity of Trump's executive order that banned citizenship to any person born to an illegal immigrant. It was a highly technical procedural ruling on the scope of power of District Court judges to totally enjoin the the conduct of the federal government.

The majority opinion in Trump v. CASA, Inc, et al the 6-3 majority ruled that universal or nationwide injunctions are not part of the powers vested to the federal courts by Congress or the common law of England at the time of the nation's founding. Federal courts have equitable powers which include injunction relief (telling a party to do or not to do something). However, the Supreme Court majority merely ruled that judges do not have the power to bind a party to a nationwide injunction when the case involves individual plaintiffs or parties. The actual case relief is confined to the parties of the case.

The majority was also clear that the decision had nothing to do with deciding the underlying question whether birthright citizenship which vests when a child is born in the jurisdiction of the United States is still the law of the land. But commentators and pundits glossed over that portion of the opinion while the President's minions called it a great victory for executive power and Trump's agenda.

Even during oral arguments, several Justices questioned whether the court should just decide the Real Issue instead of focusing on the gamemanship of the DOJ in appeal a narrow procedural issue. It was clear the president and DOJ wanted the universal injunction lifted so the policy could be pushed on non-litigants while the final court decisions on the matter work their way through the system. This seems like an abuse of power.

The Supreme Court bought into the anal, academic analysis of the president's emergency appeal. The District Judges who granted pregnant mothers and others preliminary relief against immediate harm did so in a piece meal way. The whole collision of constitutional question was done in a very dumb way.

When a judge is posed with a constitutional question, it is a question of law. Questions of law are decided by the judge, not a jury. Questions of law are not based upon weighing evidence, testimony or factual statements. Constitutional law questions rely on reading the law or executive order, reading the Constitutional provisions applicable to the question, and then making a ruling. The complaints, answers and arguments were made to the judges for their decisions to preliminarily enjoin the administration from taking away birthright citizenship to anyone born in the United States.

The judges should have bypassed the injunction relief to rule on the merits of the executive order. The Constitution is very clear on what is birthright citizenship. Court precedent is very clear on who is entitled to birthright citizenship. It goes back to an 1898 Supreme Court decision. The judges found the executive order blatantly unconstitutional. Therefore, there was nothing else to do but strike it down. There was no need to order a preliminary injunction if the executive order was unconstitutional on its face. Just enter judgment for the plaintiffs finding the order was unconstitutional and void. Then, that judgment becomes the precedent in at least three federal circuit court districts and five states. Despite the history of the president violating federal court orders in other matters, enforcement of a void and unconstitutional order would directly violate the president's oath of office to uphold the laws of the land.

The president lauds the political victory he achieved by taking the actual decision out of context. And many people believe it as the final word on the matter. It is not. If an individual cannot read the decision for themselves, or want to understand what the Truth really is, then the dumbing down of America is complete.

A judgment that finds the president's order unconstitutional protects everyone without a time consuming class action certification. It merely affirms existing constitutional law. Anyone born in the US retain their citizenship status no matter what the White House says. If the president continues to violate the rights of citizens, it could be considered one of the first articles of impeachment. It is that simple. But political rhetoric and bullhorn bullying drown out the intelligence of the average person who is more apt to align themselves to the winning side instead of the right side of an issue. Throughout history, higher education gave decrees on sheepskin diplomas to signify expertise in a field of study. Now, the sheep are running wild creating constitutional crisis after crisis in order to feed the attention seeking dumb bells in power.

The other dumb thing the Supreme Court did in its decision was under-cut its own authority to enforce its rulings. Legal rulings affirmed that the Supreme Court is the final arbitrator of what is the Law of the Land, but it a federal court cannot state a law or policy is unconstitutional with national application, how will the Supreme Court paint itself out of the same corner? Since these litigators are nitpicking past cases and twisting past meaning for new purposes, the Justices may need to backtrack some of its dicta or find new authority to keep its equal branch status.

The District Court judges should have just summarily ruled the executive order was unconstitutional. Their judgments should have been afforded nationwide injunctive relief because it was an unconstitutional action that affects everyone. It just makes common sense. But common sense is a commodity in short supply in the World of 2025.

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COLD WAR CRISIS. ArsTechnica reports that former Cloudflare executive John Graham Cumming recently announced that he launched a site to archive and store human created content like a precious commodity - - - and away from the manipulations of AI programs. “The idea is to point to sources of text, images and video that were created prior to the explosion of AI-generated content,” GrahamCumming wrote on his blog. An insider's revelation that AI could overrule human created content such as literature, art, science is a big deal. If AI output overwhelms human creations, then we are doomed at all levels of society.

MOP TOPS REUNITE. The children of three of the original Beatles have joined together to create a new song, called RIP OFF. Zak Starkey (Ringo's son), Sean Ono Lennon (John's son) and James McCarthy (Paul's son) came together for the first time to create a track together. All three have had music careers, but not to the same extent of their famous fathers. But the Beatles still hold on to a large fan base so this feeds the nostalgia.

WAYMORE ACCIDENTS . The self-driving taxi service Waymo is expanding into more US cities. Meanwhile, Tesla's self-driving car continues to fail. Recently, it was reported that the self-driving vehicle blew past a stopped school bus with its flashing light and stop sign on. The demonstration of Tesla's Cybercab in Austin, Texas ended with the vehicle plowing through several child-size mannequins. Oops. Another Elon idea not ready for prime time.

HAPPY BEEFDAY TO YOU. President Trump's birthday military parade in D.C. was a major disappointment. It did not draw the huge crowds that dictators in Russia or China can muster. It was all a show, not of military strength, but the president's ego.

WHAT YOU WANT YOU GET. AI chatbots are now being trained (or programs written) to be more over-friendly in its responses. And in turn, and getting more likely to give answers that the user wants to hear. Factual information is not a priority when positive user interface (and more return uses leading to user dependence) is what the AI platforms business model is tuned to in the short run. Further,several scholars have called out AI for intentionally lying to its users. But those cries have fallen on deaf ears. AI wants to be more a daily utility than your water service. Why make a customer unhappy by giving something they do not want to hear. Can we all take a moment to yell, “Danger Will Robinson! Danger!”

WTF? FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told the House Appropriations Committee that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to replace its aging air traffic control systems, which still rely on floppy disks and Windows 95 computers. The whole idea is to replace the system so controllers will no longer use more floppy disks or paper strips to do their jobs. If the flying public had enough worries, did anyone know that air traffic controllers were using floppy disks and paper strips to control busy airports landings and departures? It sounds like a kindergarten art class. Footnote: Microsoft announced that it is eliminating the Blue Screen of Death in its next Windows update.

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It is very rare that the general public is aware of software engineers who made computer products easier to use in our daily lives. Apple veteran William "Bill" Atkinson died at the age 74. As Apple employee No. 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions would use daily. His QuickDraw graphics engine made the Macintosh interface possible. He introduced the wider world to bitmap editing with MacPaint, one of the first digital paint programs. He also created the HyperCard data base program that presaged hyperlinked elements of the World Wide Web by years. Without the work of early pioneers like Atkinson, we would not have the powerful computers we have today.

Source: ars technica

Lay's announced the Million Dollar winner for its DO US A FLAVOR contest. The winner advocated for a bacon grilled cheese flavored chip. Yes, it is a grand marketing tool. Yes, the snack aisle is filled with multiple flavored style chips. Yes, most of the chips taste like artificial chemical factories. But in the 1960s, chemistry was the future. In the 2000s it is flavor is the future. From experience, most of these new flavor chips are bad in comparison to the original.

Source: People

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