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minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoThe moment they directly contradict specific plain text of the Constitution, they invalidate the document giving them their own authority.
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoWhich would also be the end of their usefulness to Trump et al.
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoYeah, that’s what I think this is about. I don’t think they care at all about the birthright citizenship. They are testing what they can get away with, and how far they can push right now to tear up the constitution.
The moment they directly contradict specific plain text of the Constitution, they invalidate the document giving them their own authority.
Which would also be the end of their usefulness to Trump et al.
Yeah, that’s what I think this is about. I don’t think they care at all about the birthright citizenship. They are testing what they can get away with, and how far they can push right now to tear up the constitution.