Not only is this the Obama regime’s continuing diss of Israel, but it’s an appropriation of the powers of Congress, according to Justice Scalia.
Via Jerusalem Post
In a major blow to a 13-year-old effort to bolster Jerusalem’s status under American law as an undisputed part of Israel, the US Supreme Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a congressional law that authorized placing “Israel” on passports of Jerusalem-born Americans.
The 6-3 ruling was a victory for the administration of US President Barack Obama, which said the law unlawfully encroached on the president’s power to set foreign policy and would, if enforced, undermine the US government’s claim to be a neutral peacemaker in the Middle East.
Liberal justices Ruth Bader- Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan combined with swing justice Anthony Kennedy and generally highly conservative justice Clarence Thomas for the majority against justices John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, and Samuel Alito.
Kennedy’s majority opinion was based mainly on the idea that only the president has the power to recognize claims regarding sovereignty, and that the passport issue falls within the presidential prerogative.