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Morbius

(1,187 posts)
10. Hmm.
Sun May 11, 2025, 01:33 AM
May 2025

I had to do a school project in the 70's about my family's "Roots". I bet you can guess where that came from. As a result of my interviews with my paternal grandmother and aunts and uncles on my mother's side, I discovered that my great-grandparents all emigrated to this country in the late 19th century, seven of them from Poland and one from Germany. All four of my grandparents were born in Chicago and both of my parents were born in Chicago. I'm third generation American, born on a long-closed airbase in Indiana.

Except let's look at it applying the "logic" of the President's decree. If my great-grandparents weren't citizens, then my grandparents couldn't be either. And if my grandparents weren't citizens, then neither were my parents, and therefore I'm not a citizen either.

In fact, damn near everyone in the country could be disqualified as citizens according to this absurd decree. Including the President himself. Sounds pretty stupid to me. Or rather, convenient.

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This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2025 #1
He should get started ASAP. dchill May 2025 #8
Wrong. See posts 17 and 19. OP should self-delete since jury members do not see posts 17 and 19. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #25
My dad didn't become a US citizen until I was 19 years old. ShazzieB May 2025 #13
This is a false claim OP. Fake news. Celerity May 2025 #19
he can still FUCK HIMSELF Skittles May 2025 #22
He's an alien, I know... wcmagumba May 2025 #2
Wrong. See posts 17 and 19. If you think you know, you are believing a lie. Barron is a citizen. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #24
Buh bye Barron NJCher May 2025 #3
I disagree. Call me an elitist, wouldn't be the first time, Abolishinist May 2025 #6
lol Cha May 2025 #15
Good riddance weirdo. Klarkashton May 2025 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2025 #7
If he had a shred of decency ... Tarzanrock May 2025 #5
People say Slovenia is nice this time of year n the food is delish! sprinkleeninow May 2025 #11
Damien n/t Cheezoholic May 2025 #9
Hmm. Morbius May 2025 #10
Exactly. That's what I thought. LittleGirl May 2025 #12
You are safe. The EO is not retroactive. See posts 17 and 19. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #27
Except the decree doesn't claim to be retroactive Ms. Toad May 2025 #18
Wrong. The EO protects tRump because his father was a citizen and the EO is not retroactive. Same for Barron. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #26
Fucking Sleaze Evil Hypocrites. Deport. Cha May 2025 #14
Deport his ass! BidenRocks May 2025 #16
You might want to do some fact checking before passing on memes. Ms. Toad May 2025 #17
+1000 Celerity May 2025 #21
False claim/fake news. You should sef-delete this. Celerity May 2025 #20
If you want to protect DU's reputation and honour, self-delete this lie. Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #28
Protect your own DU reputation and self-delete this post. If you do not know how to self-delete, ask. Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #29
Hey Barron if you offer your dad a big enough bribe, he might let you stay. Irish_Dem May 2025 #30
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