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Fiendish Thingy

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5. But once Trump is gone, they will definitely care about their power

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 04:24 PM

Dec 5

If they rule that rights are subject to the whims of the president, then that will be true for every president that follows Trump.

So, the next president could revoke the citizenship of every conservative on the court, deport them, and fill the vacancies.

They won’t overturn an amendment to the constitution.

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Birthright citizenship -- the big one is coming one way or the other [View all] Munu Dec 5 OP

I really don't see how they could overturn an Amendment to the Constitution Bayard Dec 5 #1

They can't and they wont Fiendish Thingy Dec 5 #3

Do the majority of them care about being irrelevant? newdeal2 Dec 5 #4

But once Trump is gone, they will definitely care about their power Fiendish Thingy Dec 5 #5

I think the sc has already committed judicial suicide. They just haven't finished kicking yet. Autumn Dec 5 #9

Coming out of lurking: They are going to be interpreting "subject to the jurisdiction of" LeftInTX Dec 5 #11

You're overthinking it Fiendish Thingy Dec 5 #12

You're not being paranoid. Dorothy V Dec 5 #2

Other than the 14th Amendment being pretty clear, it's an EO trying to set laws Buckeyeblue Dec 5 #6

If they touch this (which is about clear as you can be) JCMach1 Dec 5 #7

Not a leap from this to simply removing/denying citizenship to anyone. NotHardly Dec 5 #8

Which is why the court will rule against, and support birthright citizenship. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 5 #13

Can you be too paranoid these days? ananda Dec 5 #10