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In reply to the discussion: Speaking Of 'Birthright Citizenship'... While We're On The Topic... All Of Trump's Children Qualify For Deporation... [View all]Prairie Gates
(8,157 posts)8. As other posters have noted, Trump means some OTHER completely insane misinterpretation
of the Constitution and US citizenship criteria, not the completely insane misinterpretation being adduced in your OP.
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Speaking Of 'Birthright Citizenship'... While We're On The Topic... All Of Trump's Children Qualify For Deporation... [View all]
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
OP
We know what the term means, and how the Constitution assures it, but Trump wants to dump that.
patphil
Dec 2024
#7
Birthright Citizenship Currently Covers The Trump Family... Trump And MAGAT Fascists Wish To Change That...
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
#13
True enough. But the fuckers haven't changed it yet, I don't think they'll be able to.
brush
Dec 2024
#15
Here's To That Being The Case... May They Suffer Their Due Rewards. May Darwin Serve Us Well And Quickly.
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
#17
You're Mistakenly Attributing Ignorance To Sadly Humorous Hypotheticals...
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
#16
It is being taken seriously enough that there are fact-checks out disproving it. n/t
Ms. Toad
Dec 2024
#20
You repeated a meme which is inconsistent with any definition of birthright citizenship
Ms. Toad
Dec 2024
#41
As other posters have noted, Trump means some OTHER completely insane misinterpretation
Prairie Gates
Dec 2024
#8
Does that include the scores of Russians that flew to FL to deliver in Trump's condo units and fly back to Russia?
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2024
#12
I brought that up to a Trump-supporting relative today. He hung up on me.
highplainsdem
Dec 2024
#26
It's bad when Trump misinterprets the Constitution. It's also bad when DUers do so.
onenote
Dec 2024
#18
No it isn't, in reality. It is simply factually wrong. The bluesky account is making a false claim, as other DUers have
Celerity
Dec 2024
#33
I am absolutely not mistaken. Not at all. If one or both of a person's parents are US citizens at the time of that
Celerity
Dec 2024
#42
You're Not Wrong... It's In The 14th Amendment... So In Spite Of The Fascist Sound And Fury...
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
#24
Agree. It would be a real slog, especially with all the lawsuits that would pop up. My
allegorical oracle
Dec 2024
#36
I Wholeheartedly Agree... First Is Intimidation, Second Is Incarceration, Third Is Extermination
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
#37
That's either an "OOPS!" or a calculated move to get rid of the leeches in the family. Hm.
mucholderthandirt
Dec 2024
#32
Why are people taking the threat of eliminatihg birthright citizenship when it would require a constitutinal amendment?
ColinC
Dec 2024
#34
Because Our Nation's Judicial System Has Been Insufficient To Eliminate The Fascist Threat Within
MayReasonRule
Dec 2024
#38