Many people believe that birthright citizenship is in our Constitution, but they are wrong. Democrats and the media claim it comes from the 14th Amendment specifically, but they're lying.
The 14th Amendment "was intended to ensure that black people were emancipated in every respect and citizens of the United States. It had nothing to do with immigration, legal or illegal.
Further, Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution states that "Congress shall have power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization.
Congress has never passed a federal statute that confers birthright citizenship. So it aint in the Constitution, it aint in federal law, it aint in the legislative history, and yet it is being used.
And since it isn't in the amendment, then any legal challenges to Trump's mass deportation plans will be overturned by the SCOTUS.
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on January 13, 2025, 09:54:31 AMAnd since it isn't in the amendment, then any legal challenges to Trump's mass deportation plans will be overturned by the SCOTUS.
It will not matter anyway because the people that are the first to go were not born in the US. They are foreign born criminals.
Quote from: DKG on January 13, 2025, 09:56:29 AMIt will not matter anyway because the people that are the first to go were not born in the US. They are foreign born criminals.
Personally, I think any member of Tren de Aragua should be executed before being shipped back.
Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on January 13, 2025, 09:58:18 AMPersonally, I think any member of Tren de Aragua should be executed before being shipped back.
Normally I am not a fan of that kind of preventative justice, but in the case of Tren de Aragua I will make an exception.