STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND FUCKING DO IT

https://pluralist.com/trump-birthright-citizenship

he'd need a constitutional amendment to do that, good luck with that😂

Can't he use an Executive Order to give other Executive orders the power to change the Constitution

ha, if that was the case Obama would have used it😂

you would be giving the president full control over the complete US constitution

*Except* .... "birthright citizenship" is a *__Court Opinion/Interpretation__* of the 14th amendment. a different court could very well have a different interpretation.

Executive Orders are like laws but only applying to the government, so no he can't issue it and expect it to apply to the general public.

... especially from a constructionist/originalist lens

bruh what are you talking about

the fourteenth amendment is quite clear

so is "shall not be infringed" but here we are

hey, cant declare something unconstitutional if it never reaches the supreme court🤷

It's like the supreme court never had any power to begin with

shhh, thats a secret you shouldn't spout around like that😉

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1164194194614837253

lel

i know this was intended to discourage family units from crossing the border, but honestly the detention facilities they describe probably sound really appealing to third-worlders

does prison sound appealing to you?

It's not prison because they don't use their labor to make things at a discount

wat

tf defenition of prison is that

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well, i wouldn't have to work and i'd have room and board forever, with medical care, child care, entertainment, etc.

lol

ye but you would not be able to own property, make choises about your life, find work

if i was from el salvador that'd be a pretty good deal

not like el salvadorans can own property, make choices, find work, etc

meh, to each his own i guess😄

own anything nicer than a tin shack and the gangs will kill you for it.

probably ye😂

some of them might just come for the free medical care. stay long enough to get cured then go home.

It's not a permanent living situation and they don't really understand the process so it's a big gamble for some

maybe squeeze out a few more kids in captivity and use them as anchor babies.

Unless they get an abortion

We could do forced abortions like the Chinese

Not like anyone cares about what China does

true true

alternatively, we could just say "go the fuck home" and kick them out.

this elaborate system of detention facilities and hearings is a farce

kick them where? the Mexican border? or shipping them back to the other countries?

Back over the border you nonce