[W]hile it is of course our job to apply faithfully the law Congress has written, it is never our job to rewrite a constitutionally valid statutory text under the banner of speculation about what Congress might have done had it faced a question that, on everyone’s account, it never faced. See Magwood v. Patterson, 561 U. S. 320, 334 (2010) (“We cannot replace the actual text with speculation as to Congress’ intent”).
(Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., 582 U.S. ____ [2017] [slip opinion, page 9])
Note from KBJ: All nine justices, including the four lawless ones, signed this opinion. Replace the term "statutory text" with "executive order" and the word "Congress" with "the president." What do you get? You get the Supreme Court declining to rewrite President Trump's constitutionally valid executive order that bans travel to the United States from seven terroristic Middle Eastern countries. Paraphrasing Magwood, "We cannot replace the actual text of the executive order with speculation as to the president's intent." President Trump will win at the Supreme Court. The ruling might even be unanimous. Write it down.
