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In reply to the discussion: Speaking Of 'Birthright Citizenship'... While We're On The Topic... All Of Trump's Children Qualify For Deporation... [View all]Ontheboundry
(302 posts)31. Fairly.ceetain there is a supreme Court case
About this very subject from the 1800s with Chinese railroad workers
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Speaking Of 'Birthright Citizenship'... While We're On The Topic... All Of Trump's Children Qualify For Deporation... [View all]
MayReasonRule
Dec 9
OP
We know what the term means, and how the Constitution assures it, but Trump wants to dump that.
patphil
Dec 9
#7
Birthright Citizenship Currently Covers The Trump Family... Trump And MAGAT Fascists Wish To Change That...
MayReasonRule
Dec 9
#13
True enough. But the fuckers haven't changed it yet, I don't think they'll be able to.
brush
Dec 9
#15
Here's To That Being The Case... May They Suffer Their Due Rewards. May Darwin Serve Us Well And Quickly.
MayReasonRule
Dec 9
#17
It is being taken seriously enough that there are fact-checks out disproving it. n/t
Ms. Toad
Dec 9
#20
You repeated a meme which is inconsistent with any definition of birthright citizenship
Ms. Toad
Dec 10
#41
As other posters have noted, Trump means some OTHER completely insane misinterpretation
Prairie Gates
Dec 9
#8
Does that include the scores of Russians that flew to FL to deliver in Trump's condo units and fly back to Russia?
TheBlackAdder
Dec 9
#12
It's bad when Trump misinterprets the Constitution. It's also bad when DUers do so.
onenote
Dec 9
#18
No it isn't, in reality. It is simply factually wrong. The bluesky account is making a false claim, as other DUers have
Celerity
Dec 10
#33
I am absolutely not mistaken. Not at all. If one or both of a person's parents are US citizens at the time of that
Celerity
Dec 10
#42
You're Not Wrong... It's In The 14th Amendment... So In Spite Of The Fascist Sound And Fury...
MayReasonRule
Dec 9
#24
Agree. It would be a real slog, especially with all the lawsuits that would pop up. My
allegorical oracle
Dec 10
#36
I Wholeheartedly Agree... First Is Intimidation, Second Is Incarceration, Third Is Extermination
MayReasonRule
Dec 10
#37
That's either an "OOPS!" or a calculated move to get rid of the leeches in the family. Hm.
mucholderthandirt
Dec 10
#32
Why are people taking the threat of eliminatihg birthright citizenship when it would require a constitutinal amendment?
ColinC
Dec 10
#34
Because Our Nation's Judicial System Has Been Insufficient To Eliminate The Fascist Threat Within
MayReasonRule
Dec 10
#38