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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on Tuesday that he believes it would take a constitutional amendment to change birthright citizenship after President Trump floated he could do so by executive order.
"I am not a lawyer but it seems to me it would take a constitutional amendment to change that as opposed to an executive order," Grassley told an Iowa CBS station.
He added that the 14th Amendment says "anybody born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction there of and those last few words are very important. It seems to me born in the United States is pretty simple, subject to the jurisdiction there of might be a little more debatable by lawyers."
Grassley's comments come after Trump said in an interview with Axios, which aired on Tuesday, that he believed he could amendment the Constitution to nix birthright citizenship with an executive order.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/413883-judiciarys-gop-chairman-says-ending-birthright-citizenship
Maybe Trump thinks Drunky McRapeface will rule in his favor.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)I am sure Grassley will change with the wind. There is a GOP legislative proposal already on the table (which a Roberts court might rule Constitutional).
rurallib
(62,448 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,300 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)However: Dont forget to knock on those doors, donate and phone calls!
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)"And I would be happy to assist in that effort."