Birthright Citizenship Part II: President Trump, et al.’s Constitutional Argument

Part II of my Birthright Citizenship analysis of the #Trump v. Barbara case. Part II focuses on President Trump and his rationale for ending #birthrightcitizenship #Citizenshipclause #14th #14thamendment #constitution
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At one point I would have said there is no way to threaten birthright citizenship because of the #CitizenshipClause of the #14thAmendment, but that was back when America was sane, had a functioning government, & a #SCOTUS that upheld the #Constitution

At one point I would have said there is no way to threaten birthright citizenship because of the #CitizenshipClause of the #14thAmendment, but that was back when America was sane, had a functioning government, & a #SCOTUS that upheld the #Constitution

#CitizenshipClause: a state has NO right to reinforce nor reject the bond between citizen by state nor nation.

Right?

@GavinNewsom.bsky.social, I support you and your efforts, but we CAN beat the 👹 at their own game!

“American-Born Babies Are American” — Trump’s Push To End Birthright Citizenship Stalls - IndiaWest Journal News “American-Born Babies Are American” — Trump’s Push To End Birthright Citizenship Stalls.

“American-Born Babies Are American” — Trump’s Push To End Birthright Citizenship Stalls

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Explainer - What is US birthright citizenship, and can Trump end it? - Sight Magazine The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order ending birthright citizenship.

Explainer – What is US birthright citizenship, and can Trump end it? @sightmagazine.bsky.social #USbirthrightcitizenship #USSupremeCourt #DonaldTrump #USConstitution #CitizenshipClause

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The Fragility of American Citizenship Some people are learning that their birth or naturalization certificates aren’t enough to prove citizenship—a problem that the Fourteenth Amendment should ideally prevent.

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“The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment must be interpreted in light of English common law,and thus it grants U.S. citizenship to almost all children born to alien parents on American soil, with only a limited set of exceptions.”

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