'Will not follow an unconstitutional order': Dem governor vows to defy key Trump action [View all]
Source: Raw Story
January 21, 2025 7:28AM ET
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is striking a defiant tone after President Donald Trump issued an executive order that purports to rescind birthright citizenship.
Politico reports that Pritzker slammed the Trump order rescinding birthright citizenship, which was established in the United States by the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1868.
"That’s unconstitutional," Pritzker stated flatly. "We will not follow an unconstitutional order."
He also said that the order would simply cause unneeded legal disruptions while not accomplishing anything positive. "This is indicative of what you're going to see of the Trump administration for the next four years," he said. "It’s chaos."
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-executive-orders-2670901098/
= new reply since forum marked as read