Amy Coney Barrett Is Doubling Down on Her Betrayal—And Conservatives Are Paying the Price
In a move that shocks no one paying attention, Justice Amy Coney Barrett has once again sided with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court—this time over the Alien Enemies Act. If you read my last post, you already know the story: Barrett has become more concerned with public perception than with her duty to the Constitution. This latest decision only cements that fact.
She’s not just disappointing. She’s becoming an even bigger disaster than Chief Justice John Roberts—and that’s saying something.
The Alien Enemies Act Case: A Litmus Test Barrett Failed
The case was clear-cut. A lower court judge, with no clear jurisdiction, blocked the deportation of Venezuelan nationals accused of gang ties under a centuries-old law—The Alien Enemies Act. The Supreme Court reversed that decision 5–4, allowing the deportations to proceed. But guess who joined the liberal dissent?
Amy Coney Barrett.
Instead of standing firm for national security, rule of law, and constitutional clarity, Barrett once again chose to hug the middle and bow to liberal narratives about “procedural fairness.” It’s not about the Constitution anymore. For her, it’s about headlines and how the Court is “perceived.”
That’s not jurisprudence. That’s cowardice.
Barrett’s Fear of Optics Is Now a Full-Blown Crisis
This isn’t an isolated event. Barrett’s record now shows a pattern of spineless decision-making rooted in fear of looking “too partisan.” That might earn her praise from MSNBC, but it’s a betrayal of everything conservatives were promised when she was nominated.
She made it clear in 2021 during a speech at the University of Louisville:
“My goal today is to convince you that this court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks.”
Let’s translate that: “Please don’t lump me in with the bad orange man or those scary conservatives.”
It’s weak. It’s performative. And it’s exactly what’s wrong with the current Court.
The Roberts Blueprint—Now With Lip Gloss
We thought Roberts was the ceiling for conservative disappointment. Turns out, he was just the warm-up act. Barrett is taking his obsession with public image and turning it into a full-blown judicial strategy.
•She joined the liberals in Jones v. Hendrix to push for softer treatment of criminal appeals.
•She sided with the Biden administration to cut through Texas’s border wire fencing.
•Now, she’s dissenting against deportations of foreign nationals accused of gang affiliation.
That’s not restraint. That’s retreat. And if conservatives don’t say it out loud, it’ll keep happening.
DEI on the Right: How Identity Politics Got Us Barrett
Let’s get real. Barrett wasn’t the most qualified originalist jurist available. She was picked because Republicans felt pressured to nominate a woman to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Was she the strongest legal mind in the conservative pipeline? No.
Was she the boldest voice for constitutional originalism? No.
Was she a safe, politically convenient DEI hire? Unfortunately—yes.
Republicans thought they could play the identity game and win. They thought a woman nominee would “look better” after Ginsburg’s death. What they didn’t think about was what she’d actually do when it mattered.
Now here we are—betrayed from within.
Conservatives Need to Stop Getting Played
Barrett is the product of a movement that, in critical moments, choses optics over courage. And now we’re paying the price.
She is not the originalist she was sold as. She is not the conservative anchor we were promised. She is not even neutral. She is actively moving the Court leftward—one spineless decision at a time.
And the American people? We’re the collateral damage.
The Takeaway: Never Again
This is a warning for the future. The next time there’s a vacancy on the Supreme Court, Republicans must not fall for identity politics. We don’t need nominees who look good on paper or check a demographic box. We need warriors.
We need justices who don’t blink when CNN lights them up. We need minds that aren’t swayed by op-eds and campus protests. We need originalists like Scalia, not appeasers like Barrett.
Barrett has made her choice. She’s chosen media approval over constitutional duty. And she’s doing it from a lifetime seat on the highest court in the land.
Shame on those who pushed her nomination. And shame on us if we let it happen again.
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