Antifa Terrorist Arrest, See What Trump Did With Hamas? Trump Sets The Trap For The [DS] – Ep. 3754
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Economy
This week, the UN is attempting to pass the first global carbon tax , which will increase energy, food, and fuel costs across the world. We will not allow the UN to tax American citizens and companies.
Under the leadership of @POTUS, the U.S. will be a hard NO. We call on…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) October 15, 2025
other nations to stand alongside the United States in defense of our citizens and sovereignty.
The government shutdown is impacting Americans’ spending plans:
17% of Americans are delaying major purchases like homes or cars due to the government shutdown.
7% have cancelled major plans entirely, according to a Redfin survey.
Many are canceling or delaying large… pic.twitter.com/qrtT3sroZ6
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 15, 2025
purchases because they are federal government employees or contractors. Meanwhile, over 40% of Americans are delaying or canceling a major purchase due to concerns about job security. At the same time, 37% of workers are more worried about their job security than at the start of the year. Americans are concerned about the shutdown and labor market.
U.S. economy has lost momentum over the past 2 months, Fed’s beige book finds
- Only three of 12 districts report growth
- Reports from across the U.S. indicate sluggish economic conditions across much of the country, with only three of the Federal Reserve’s 12 district banks reporting expanding activity in their regions, according to the Fed’s new “beige book” survey.
- The remaining nine districts reported either flat or contracting economic activity.
Source: marketwatch.com
- President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on foreign-made cars have scored the nation’s Rust Belt a major manufacturing victory as Stellantis announces a $13 billion investment and plans to reshore production from overseas.
- On Wednesday, Stellantis executives said the automaker would be investing billions into the United States market, including more than $600 million to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Illinois, after having closed it under the Biden administration.
- “This investment in the U.S. – the single largest in the Company’s history – will drive our growth, strengthen our manufacturing footprint and bring more American jobs to the states we call home,” Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, Stellantis CEO, said in a statement.
Source: breitbart.com
🔥First Tariffs cut off the globalist middlemen…
The IMF, World Bank, BIS, BlackRock, etc… who laundered and leveraged nations through debt slavery and black-market trade routes…
Then SOUTHCOM is cutting off the cartel lifelines running through the Eastern Pacific,… https://t.co/cDpVvojleU pic.twitter.com/JqMZChcriR— Observing Consciousness (@holonabove) October 15, 2025
Caribbean, Central American land bridges, and Venezuelan coastal corridors… Shutting down the maritime, air, and overland trafficking lanes that once fed the global narco-state network… Deep State is feeling the pinch… NORTHCOM is moving the DC Federalization Template state to state taking out Deep State proxy terrorists groups such as TdA, Antifa, NGOs, and politicians that stand in the way… Trump froze the Middle East into a Peace Deal… the whole Deep State system of systems is LOCKED DOWN… BQQM-diggity…
Do you understand how fast worldwide transformation of the financial system can happen?
Where Wall Street goes…the entire world’s financial system goes.
If Wall Street banks are FORCED to comply by using decentralized blockchain technology for transparency and compliance, then… https://t.co/PsaNQCZw0b
— JoeLange (@JoeLang51440671) October 16, 2025
- whoever does business on Wall Street will be FORCED to comply also. Centralization is actually the Achilles heel of the entire fiat system. Trump controls the entire system because he controls the FED, the world’s reserve currency and Wall Street. Anybody doing business on Wall Street or in the U.S. will be FORCED to comply to the same standards and regulations. That will “accelerate” transformation worldwide into a decentralized financial system, which is transparent because it’s on blockchain technology. “Transformation Acceleration.”
Trump suggests he might attend SCOTUS argument hearing on tariffs
- The hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 5 and will center on arguments over whether Trump has the authority to issue tariffs on countries under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
- President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested he might attend the Supreme Court’s upcoming argument hearing on his tariffs, which would make him the first sitting president to watch Supreme Court arguments in person.
- The arguments have been scheduled for Nov. 5 and will center on arguments over whether Trump has the authority to issue tariffs on countries under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Source: justthenews.com
BREAKING: Bank of America raises its gold target to $5,000/oz and cites "stagflation risks" as the driver. pic.twitter.com/fkPG9AW9Qc
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 16, 2025
Paying off the debt, returning the money to the federal reserve, which will remove inflation and give the people back their buying power. Then Trump can transition us back to the constitution and to sound money.
Read my post that is attached to this comment and then listen to what Trump says right here.
Paying off our entire debt with crypto?
Think about this:
The “fear” of fiat currency is purposeful inflation and after massive debt, “hyperinflation,” where the fiat money is… https://t.co/1Dgz1BnMZh
— JoeLange (@JoeLang51440671) October 16, 2025
Political/Rights
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would require the state to develop a fire mitigation strategy, citing the cost — while spending $250 million on a vote to gerrymander congressional districts.
- SB 326 would have required “the Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM) to prepare, and regularly update, a Wildfire Risk Mitigation Planning Framework (Framework), a Wildfire Risk Baseline and Forecast (Forecast), and a Wildfire Mitigation Scenarios Report (Report).” It also would have required “the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to provide local assistance to local governments to achieve wildfire risk reduction to achieve wildfire risk reduction consistent with the aforementioned plans” and to comply with “ember-resistant zone (known as zone zero) regulations.”
Source: breitbart.com
JUST IN – Trump's Pentagon confiscates "virtually every" major media organization's press passes for refusing to sign on to new Department of War media policy. pic.twitter.com/Z4WKuOOsey
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 15, 2025
RE: Pentagon Access Kerfuffle & Media Lies
Please take the time to read this lengthy post, it’s important.
There is SO MUCH lying and distortion on this matter, we need to cut through the garbage.
So I’m here for it.
Go ahead and Google this phrase (you'll see it everywhere…
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) October 16, 2025
in sooooo many legacy media reports): “. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” Google it with quotes around it so you get that EXACT phrase. See how much it shows up, VERBATIM, with those EXACT WORDS in that EXACT ORDER in so, so, so many media reports? Go look for yourself.
I’ll wait. ______________________ Welcome back. Now.
This quote strongly suggests that what the Pentagon is saying is that the media cannot publish an article without Pentagon prior approval. If this were true, that would, in fact, be an egregious example of prior restraint and a grotesque First Amendment violation.
But… See… That VERBATIM quote is NOT TRUE. Here is the actual quote: “. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released by any military member, DoW civilian employee or contract employee, even if it is unclassified.”
(I’ll link to the source document in my post immediately below, because the algorithm hates links.) Notice the words that are DIFFERENT in the actual quote. (I bolded and italicized them.)
The lying media—the ones mewling about First Amendment violations—PURPOSELY LEFT OUT THOSE KEY WORDS. Liars, liars, pants on fire. Let me explain the difference:
1. In the media’s distorted, untrue quote, the language suggests that any news story requires pre-approval by the DoW. If this were true, it would be a clear First Amendment violation. But it’s not true.
2. The ACTUAL quote merely says that people who work in the Department of War are not allowed to provide important defense-related information to the media without the appropriate national security approval party in the DoW authorizing that DoW employee to share such information first. THIS IS NOT A FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATION. THIS IS NOT PRIOR RESTRAINT.
The press is still allowed to write whatever it wants. The limitation is on DoW employees, military and civilian, and NO ONE ELSE. THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON THE PRESS IN THIS MATTER, and the press is purposely and deliberately lying to you about this issue—lying by omission. Please spread the word. Otherwise well-meaning people are being snookered by this propagandistic sleight of hand these evil journotards are foisting on them
This is 100% the result of allowing unchecked mass illegal migration from populations without appropriate medical records. Biden/Harris own this issue! https://t.co/7MaAp2B5ZH
— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) October 15, 2025
- The Democrats are protecting the illegal aliens
- Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has issued an administrative decree that effectively bars ICE and Border Patrol agents from making civil immigration arrests at or near county courthouses, even as aliens appear for hearings.
- The edict, signed late Tuesday night and going into effect Wednesday, proclaims that “no person attending or returning from a court proceeding shall be subject to a civil arrest” unless there is a judicial warrant or order.
- The order explicitly limits it to civil immigration arrests. The order also includes the walkways, entryways, driveways, and parking lots contiguous to courthouses.
🚨BREAKING: Effective immediately at the direction of @GovPritzker by way of the Cook County Chief Judge,Timothy Evans — ICE and Border Patrol Agents are barred from making civil arrests of illegal aliens at Chicago courts.
Chicago courts now protecting child rapists. pic.twitter.com/GC8RaRL0dy
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) October 15, 2025
Federal law trumps local judicial overreach every time. Sanctuary city judges can’t override ICE’s authority to enforce immigration laws—especially when targeting criminal illegals. This ruling is pure obstructionism, designed to shield lawbreakers from consequences. Remember: Title 8 U.S. Code § 1357 grants federal agents full authority to make arrests without warrants for immigration violations. Cook County’s defiance mirrors past failures that allowed cartel operatives and violent offenders to exploit sanctuary policies. The courts exist to uphold the law, not sabotage enforcement. This injunction will collapse under appeals—just like every other desperate attempt to neuter ICE. Meanwhile, DHS continues ramping up operations nationwide, prioritizing public safety over political theater. Weak rulings won’t stop removals; they only embolden the agents executing Trump’s border security mandate.
This is a U.S. citizen who, along with his cousin, was arrested for assaulting and throwing rocks at law enforcement.
That is a 40mm launcher that fires beanbags and rubber projectiles.
But keep making this thug your poster child. https://t.co/beQ61LHzz3
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) October 15, 2025
Non Lethal weapon don't mislead pic.twitter.com/BlaS2YExz8
— TexasAmerica (@TexasAmerica) October 16, 2025
- Sixty percent of young liberals say it is “acceptable to go beyond peaceful protest in response to immigration raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” according to a survey by Cygnal.
- “42 percent of liberals said it was acceptable to go beyond peaceful protest even if that meant breaking the law,” said a press statement from Virginia-based Cygnal, which added: “The number jumps to 60 percent of liberals under the age of 30. ”
🚨 STEPHEN A SMITH: ICE getting to conceal their identity is NOT a privilege other law enforcement have. Why should they get to do that?
TOM HOMAN: Name another law enforcement agency that's over 1,000% attacks on them. Name another law enforcement agency whose spouses and… pic.twitter.com/6IQNvdVzA3
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 16, 2025
and children have been doxxed, and attacked, and bullied…them wearing a mask, if that protects them and protects their families? Then that HAS TO BE DONE.
MORE – The proposals, submitted in April and July by State and Homeland Security, align with favoring White applicants claiming persecution. Additional measures involve DNA tests and slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 from Biden’s 125,000.https://t.co/GaybOFgFOF
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 15, 2025
🚨💸I’m withholding 40 MILLION DOLLARS in funding for California because they can’t get their priorities straight.
The Golden State thinks it’s OK to ignore @USDOT English language requirements for truckers.
You can play all the games you want, but not at the expense of… pic.twitter.com/0fl8gfURXB
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) October 15, 2025
Thank you for your support and patience during this critical operation targeting the most violent criminals, across the nation.
We will continue our push to crush violent crime as our Summer Heat operation wraps up.
Here are some of the results your FBI personnel in the field… pic.twitter.com/aMqT3KzmoI— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) October 15, 2025
produced. Thank you.
Did Kash just say what I think he did? That they are using Operation Summer Heat to target “people in positions of power” who are committing crimes against children? 👀
I’ve listened like 100 times and I’m pretty sure that’s what he said.
Also, Trump said yesterday that the… pic.twitter.com/WbGdHW7WJ4
— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) October 15, 2025
the FBI was sent in to Chicago 6 months ago. Very, very interesting.
DOGE
Not just Youtube pic.twitter.com/HYuUkTUZro
— Kilo Whiskey (@KenWiedower) October 16, 2025
NEW: Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania has been hacked to broadcast the message “F*ck Trump” over the loudspeakers
“F*ck Trump — Free Palestine, Free Palestine, Free Palestine”
Again, this a US airport being hacked. Seems very dangerous for conservatives pic.twitter.com/DVKoBGr2PU
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 15, 2025
Today, based on national security determinations, the FCC started the process of revoking the authority of Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) to connect to the U.S. telecom network.
HKT is an affiliate of China Unicom, which we previously placed on our Covered List due to CCP ties. pic.twitter.com/gmKG8uSXZV
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) October 15, 2025
Geopolitical
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REPORTER: Why not stop the narco-terrorist boats from Venezuela with the Coast Guard instead of striking them with missiles?!
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Because we've been doing that for 30 years and it has been totally INEFFECTIVE. They have fast boats…but they're not faster than… pic.twitter.com/HpxL91GLvm
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 15, 2025
missiles. We’ve been trying to [stop them] for YEARS…right now, we have basically NONE coming in. It never worked when you did it in a politically correct manner
Trump authorizes CIA covert ops in Venezuela with land strikes looming
🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 TRUMP UNLEASHES CIA IN VENEZUELA – LAND STRIKES ON DECK
Trump has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, escalating a campaign that now includes the possibility of land strikes, not just maritime ones.
Trump accused Caracas of “emptying their… https://t.co/B0QPOx0gII pic.twitter.com/e3F1fl6Dpc
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 16, 2025
This story is 100% Fake News and should be immediately retracted. I often wonder where these so-called “reporters” come up with such laughable nonsense. I am more engaged on the peace process than ever, and I am continuing to proudly serve the President of the United States! pic.twitter.com/GbJ0HtvZea
— Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) October 15, 2025
War/Peace
NOW – EU proposes four new "flagship" defense projects as part of its 2030 Defence Policy roadmap, European Drone Defense Initiative, Eastern Flank Watch, European A-Shield, and European Space Shield, "Europe is stepping up." pic.twitter.com/r7wuiuztKH
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 16, 2025
BREAKING: President Trump says that India's Prime Minister Modi has "assured him" that India will no longer be buying Russian oil.
On August 27th, Trump imposed a 50% tariff on India as punishment for buying Russian oil.
US-India trade deal on the way?
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 15, 2025
Trump is now setting the stage, Trump wanted to the EU to do more and place sanctions on Russia and those who purchased oil, what did the EU do
WATCH: President Trump says "Hamas has no more support" when asked about direct troop involvement – 10/15/25 pic.twitter.com/2VvuhvjyUT
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) October 15, 2025
Medical/False Flags
[DS] Agenda
President Trump’s Plan
‘Shut Up!’: Nancy Pelosi Snaps At Reporter Over Jan. 6 National Guard Accusation
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) snapped at a reporter asking about her involvement in calling off the National Guard on Jan. 6, 2021.
- “Congresswoman Pelosi, are you at all concerned that the new January 6th committee will find you liable for that day?” asked LindellTV’s Alison Steinberg.
- “Are you at all concerned about the new January 6th committee finding you liable for that day? Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6th?” she continued.
- Pelosi whipped around and told Steinberg to ‘SHUT UP!’
- “I did not refuse the National Guard. The president didn’t send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you’re a serious journalist?” Pelosi shot back.
Source: zerohedge.com
Obama yesterday—Pelosi today. Some seemingly guilty responses in Washington DC.
What do you think is going on? pic.twitter.com/S9YINCzgLW
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) October 15, 2025
@SpeakerPelosi– Ma'am, let me help refresh your memory. It was your Sergeant at Arms (SAA) who repeatedly denied my multiple requests for National Guard assistance before and on January 6. Even on Jan 6, your Sergeant at Arms denied my urgent requests for over 70 minutes, while… https://t.co/ieKPDFhf0b pic.twitter.com/BfUEiH9cST
— Chief Steven Sund (@ChiefSund) October 15, 2025
he was “running it up the chain” for your approval. The Pentagon offered National Guard assistance, but I had to decline because your SAA would not grant me the legal authority as required under federal law (2 U.S.C. §1970).
Deliberate. 65% of voters suspect Jan 6th was a FED-surrection https://t.co/GLTfVugUMG
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) October 16, 2025
Ngo scoop: I found out who rented the Antifa riot supply U-Haul outside the ICE facility in Portland.
It was rented by Portland Trantifa militant Michelle Paulette Backes, previously named Michael Patrick Backes. He works as a prostitute and has a criminal history in Texas. He… https://t.co/0BLyMWkmhh pic.twitter.com/X2c7ghQuKd
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 15, 2025
uses the alias “Bunny Quinn.” archive.is/IoHfl On his escort page, he charges $600 for a two-hour hotel room visit and says he only accepts cash. Out of his former Houston home, he operated “Daddy and Boy International.” ngocomment.com
Antifa groomed this cognitively challenged Portland homeless man into becoming one of their most relied-on rioters. Richard T. Hernandez caused over $160k in damage to the ICE building and other federal property during Antifa riots in 2021. He was sentenced to only a year of… https://t.co/0GzHro8gte pic.twitter.com/WoClNXXJPp
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 16, 2025
of federal probation.
The Communist Party is among the many socialist and Democrat Party-allied groups involved in sponsoring the “No Kings” protest.
Earlier this year, one of the march’s armed volunteer “peacekeepers” fired into the crowd in Salt Lake City, believing there was a MAGA threat. He… pic.twitter.com/6OnMl7jxX3
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 16, 2025
killed a bystander and injured a far-left militant. The media completely brushed over the group’s association with deadly violence.
- An organizer for the “No Kings” protests said she expects the demonstrations this weekend to surpass those held in June — in size and energy — pointing to what she said was the growing anger among the American public toward President Trump’s policies.
- “The anger level is way higher” than it was in June, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert, one of the organizers, told USA Today.
Source: thehill.com
Mark Bray, a financier of Antifa and @RutgersU assistant professor, wrote in his Antifa Handbook that violence and harassment should be used to silence Americans who voted for Donald Trump.
He fled to Europe after the US government took steps to target Antifa domestic terrorism. https://t.co/iKgwhicAbx pic.twitter.com/SLfhLU0I03
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 15, 2025
We can, and will, track you down.
It’s only a matter of time. https://t.co/dnwXp6Xtwh— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) October 16, 2025
JUST IN: Judge Immergut Extends Block on Trump’s Troop Deployment in Portland
- Judge Immergut on Wednesday extended her block on President Trump’s troop deployment in Portland, Oregon.
- Earlier this month, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland.
- Judge Immergut issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and blasted President Trump’s decision to deploy troops.
- The TRO was set to expire on October 18, however Judge Immergut extended her TRO that blocks Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland.
Source: thegatewaypundit.com
🚨 NEW: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he supports bringing National Guard troops to San Francisco to help reduce crime.
"We don't have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I'm all for it."
"I fully support the President. I think he's doing a great job."@elonmusk kicked… pic.twitter.com/EkTd4hfMuM
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) October 11, 2025
Trump Names Dem City Where He’s ‘Strongly Recommending’ Sending National Guard To Tackle Crime
- President Donald Trump said during a press conference Wednesday that he is “strongly recommending” the National Guard be deployed to San Francisco to help crack down on crime in the city.
- Since August, Trump has sent the National Guard to cities including Washington, D.C., Chicago and Memphis as part of his campaign to clean up crime in the U.S. Trump — speaking in the Oval Office alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — said there are still “great cities” that can be “fixed.y.
Source: dailcaller.com
Looks like they're going to push the shutdown to last at least 61 days. https://t.co/OJFquC4y7o
— Lisa Mei (@TheNotoriousLMC) October 16, 2025
Kash Patel just joined John Solomon and confirmed that more indictments are coming in the near future and that what we’ve seen so far is just the beginning🔥
“We are looking at so many different leads on criminal activity by those who are in positions of power…
These… pic.twitter.com/Ke7vD75C1S
— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) October 15, 2025
indictments that you’ve seen, and the ones that you’re going to see coming up here in this near future, are just the beginning… Everybody’s like it’s been 7 months, what have you been doing? Well they spent 20 years building this diseased temple of corruption. It takes a little bit of time to defeat it and beat it down.”
- The 26-page indictment is available HERE, and reveals the scale of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s corrupt behavior in the handling of classified information.
- The indictment alleges that Bolton leaked classified documents to at least two known individuals who were not authorized to review or retain classified information, including Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Intelligence.
🚨 BREAKING: "John Bolton was just indicted by a grand jury. Do you have a reaction to that?"
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I didn't know that. You're telling me for the first time! I think he's a bad person. Too bad."
"That's the WAY IT GOES, RIGHT?" 😂
"He's a BAD person." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/QDH4TPFttA
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 16, 2025
“All Men Are Created Equal”
Declaration of Independence
– Thomas Jefferson“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
I Have A Dream
– Martin Luther King, Jr.“Black people are disabled.”
Supreme Court: Oct. 15, 2025
– Justice Jackson— Chief Noticer of Things (@laightrepublic) October 15, 2025
- If you only read the headlines after the Supreme Court’s re-argument in Louisiana v. Callais, you’d think conservatives on the Court were sharpening their knives to “gut” the Voting Rights Act. The reality inside the courtroom was more nuanced—and, for those who actually care about constitutional limits, more encouraging.
- The justices weren’t preparing to demolish Section 2. They were trying to rescue it from the legal contradictions that have plagued redistricting for forty years.
- Section 2’s Growing Tension With the Constitution
- Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits any map or election law that “results” in minority voters having less opportunity than others to elect their candidates of choice. In 1986, the Court’s decision in Thornburg v. Gingles established a three-part test: a large and compact minority population, political cohesion, and majority bloc voting.
- In Allen v. Milligan (2023), Chief Justice John Roberts reaffirmed that Section 2 can still require states to draw majority-minority districts under those conditions. But what happens when satisfying Section 2 forces a legislature to make race the overriding factor in its map—a move that violates the Equal Protection Clause?
- That’s the core of Louisiana v. Callais.
- Section 2 was never meant to guarantee racial proportionality in Congress. It was meant to prevent state officials from using race to suppress. Somewhere along the way, compliance with Section 2 began requiring state officials to use race to divide.
- That’s what this case seeks to correct.
- What Comes Next
- However the Court rules, Section 2 will remain on the books. What’s likely to change is the standard for predominance—clarifying when race awareness turns into race domination. That adjustment could pull Section 2 back into alignment with the Fourteenth Amendment rather than against it.
- In that sense, the justices aren’t dismantling the Voting Rights Act. They’re performing a constitutional tune-up—tightening a law that’s been running without an alignment for nearly forty years.
Source: redstate.com
