318: America At 250

7/4/20261 hr 16 min

Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings and how they affect our lives. They review the implications of the decisions on birthright citizenship, the president’s control over independent agencies, voting rights, transgender participation in sports, and campaign finance. During it, they analyze the court’s performance, expose its connection to Trump and the MAGA agenda, and call for more protections for the rights of all individuals. They also delve into how the court makes decisions, expose its inconsistencies, and lay out the trends it seems to be following as it heads into the upcoming term.

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Barb McQuade· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Well, welcome back to Hashtag Sisters-in-Law with Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, and me, Barb McQuade. In today's show, we'll be discussing the Supreme Court's decisions about executive power, the court's erosion of civil rights, and our big-picture thoughts about the court as we look toward the October 2026 term. But first, sisters, we're back together. It's been a while since we've had all four of us together, and I wanted to talk with you about America's 250th birthday. Um, we're in the middle of a heat dome as we celebrate. In fact, I don't know if you can tell, I'm just sweltering [laughs] where I am. But, um, you know, I, I feel like President Trump has tried to appropriate the flag, patriotism, and America's 250th birthday. I remember fondly 1976 when we celebrated the 200th, and it wasn't at all about president or about politics.
Speaker 21:06
Yeah.
Barb McQuade· Host1:06
It was about loving what's great about America. Um, and so I'm just wondering what your thoughts are as we celebrate the 250th. Jill, what are you thinking about as we celebrate the 250th?
Speaker 21:16
Well, I'm with you, Barb. I remember 1976. I was on the Mall watching fireworks with my Watergate partner, Rick Memonissa, um, and it was a joyous

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