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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens 'chaos' in proving newborns' status [View all]BumRushDaShow
(169,855 posts)21. The below is the argument they are apparently going to try to use -
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143640646
The unfortunate thing about how Roberts has reacted to old precedents and fringe theories, is to manage to find some idiotic wiggle room to offer an opening like was done with the bullshit "qualified immunity" that got morphed into "absolute immunity", and that helped to propel us towards the end of democracy as we know it.
The unfortunate thing about how Roberts has reacted to old precedents and fringe theories, is to manage to find some idiotic wiggle room to offer an opening like was done with the bullshit "qualified immunity" that got morphed into "absolute immunity", and that helped to propel us towards the end of democracy as we know it.
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Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens 'chaos' in proving newborns' status [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Sunday
OP
They're trying to enable the crafting of arguments to back up Trump's request.
ChicagoTeamster
Sunday
#4
Insanity. This is settled law, even written into our Constitution specifically as an Amendment.
Midnight Writer
Sunday
#5
The Confederacy renounced their US citizenship by seceding. All of their descendants lost their birthright citizenship
ChicagoTeamster
Sunday
#7
"Or any other white baby" .... Would Trump /Roberts bring back the 'one drop' rule of race determination?
Norrrm
Sunday
#27
As is plainly clear, "What then ?" is not a familiar question to this WH. Shoot first, ask questions later, think never.
eppur_se_muova
Sunday
#13
The Supreme Court fight does not threaten chaos. The administration's suit threatens chaos.
Martin68
Sunday
#18
'Alarm bells' ring as Trump resurrects racist arguments in major legal case: experts
LetMyPeopleVote
Monday
#34
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship (suspended attorney John Eastman)
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
#37
Former Trump lawyer John Eastman arriving at the Supreme Court for the birthright citizenship debate.
LetMyPeopleVote
Yesterday
#38