'Oh, come on': Supreme Court justices incredulous at Justice Department immigration argument

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

It, uh, doesn’t sound like the Trump-Sessions Justice Department is going to prevail in its argument to the U.S. Supreme Court that citizenship can be revoked over any misstatement or failure to disclose at all, however minor, that a person included (or didn’t include) on their citizenship application. Yes, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were all vocally skeptical. But there was also this, from Chief Justice John Roberts:

“Some time ago, outside the statute of limitations, I drove 60 miles an hour in a 55-mile-an-hour zone,” the chief justice said, adding that he had not been caught.

The form that people seeking American citizenship must complete, he added, asks whether the applicant had ever committed a criminal offense, however minor, even if there was no arrest.

“If I answer that question no, 20 years after I was naturalized as a citizen, you can knock on my door and say, ‘Guess what, you’re not an American citizen after all’?” Chief Justice Roberts asked.

Robert A. Parker, a Justice Department lawyer, said the offense had to be disclosed. Chief Justice Roberts seemed shocked. “Oh, come on,” he said.

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[malaise]

1. I pointed out on another thread

He and his wife adopted two children from Ireland - glad he understands the madness of King Con.

[napi21]

2. I rarely agree with the Chief Justice but on this issue I'm glad to see he's making sense. Of

course The Con doesn't have any of that, so he'll say Roberts is biased!

[Skittles]

3. good lawd

Roberts does not seem to care for fascism THIS obvious

[zipplewrath]

4. Speeding isn't criminal.

Just sayin'. Trespass might have been a better hypothetical.

[NutmegYankee]

5. That the Justice Dept solicitor even used the speeding just sealed the deal.

Their position is ridiculous.