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66. Well E.O.s supposedly apply to the government

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 01:35 PM

Jun 2020

so that would make sense... although E.O.'s have been overturned in the past as you know (and this particular President has had a number of them thrown out or altered).

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This feels so good, like seeing rainbow lights on the White House. JudyM Jun 2020 #38

Splendid! Expect the transgender case to say the same. BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #19

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Gorsuch wrote the opinion! mcar Jun 2020 #29

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