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Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350
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Campaign Finance Ruling & Citizens United Extension
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With Mike Davis gone and Dershowitz staying on, Kelly pivots to the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates. Dershowitz characterizes it as an inevitable extension of Citizens United but laments its impact on democracy, noting it effectively gives billionaires like George Soros vastly disproportionate political influence. Kelly argues Citizens United also destroyed bipartisanship by making members of Congress answerable to ideological donors rather than broad coalitions. Dershowitz then connects this to why he left the Democratic Party: radical candidates winning primaries with tiny turnout, including what he calls essentially communist, anti-American victors in New York. He warns the Republican Party faces the same dynamic through figures like Tucker Carlson, leaving millions of Americans politically homeless.
Alan Dershowitz called the Supreme Court's new campaign finance ruling a natural extension of Citizens United but said it is terrible for democracy, giving billionaires like George Soros the equivalent of a million votes. He argued the bigger problem is primaries that are won by the most radical fringe of each party.
Alan Dershowitz explained why he left the Democratic Party, pointing to the recent New York primary victories of far-left candidates he describes as essentially communist and anti-American. He warned the same radical-primary dynamic threatens the Republican Party through figures like Tucker Carlson, leaving many Americans politically homeless.
Moments after the ruling, President Trump posted on Truth Social calling the Supreme Court's decision 'too bad for our country' but expressing hope Congress can fix birthright citizenship through legislation with his full support. Dershowitz said he would be happy to help draft the legislation if called upon.
