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They dropped this sucker on Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving.
Talk about a Friday news dump
BREAKING: The Trump Administration Just Asked The Supreme Court To Let It Enforce Its Transgender Military Ban https://t.co/wKdL2qUC9b #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/lDGrscs02w
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 23, 2018
That the administration is doing this today — on a day when many offices are closed and people are not at work and are out shopping or with their families or friends somewhere and not paying attention to the news — should not be lost on anyone. https://t.co/wKdL2qUC9b
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 23, 2018
(Yes, the latest iteration of the policy allows continued service for those already serving, but it would mean new people who are trans would not be able to serve, which would effectively, over time, result in ending open transgender service.)
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 23, 2018
This is the entire argument. The challenged policy purports to improve military readiness/cohesion, so there’s an emergency. Note the lack of citation to any evidence that any problems are developing in the real world. 2/ pic.twitter.com/4pKNCt23Ds
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) November 23, 2018
Whatever the conservative majority on SCOTUS might ultimately conclude on merits in this case and others, I hope it resists these repeated calls to act as appellate court of first review whenever Trump Administration asks. That way lies serious legitimacy questions. /fin
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) November 23, 2018
