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róisín_dubh

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30. I'm surprised it's that high.
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 02:29 AM
Dec 2024

I'm of the opinion the overwhelming majority of Americans are thick as pigshit and will do/think/buy whatever TikTok tells them to.
To be fair, it is not much better in England, but the education system is at least better primed to educate the population. I know US teachers try hard, the deck is stacked.


But to get to your real point, like how far back do we go? Is this retroactive? Because, all my great-grands came out without much paperwork and literally no right to be in America. I could really use an Irish passport right about now (UK visa fees are extortionate). So, my grandparents were all anchor babies, are their citizenships stripped retroactively? How about my parents, they'd have thusly been born to non-citizens by this logic.
How far back do we take this? And then how far forward?
I digress and am being facetious, yes. But these people...

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So if these people were to apply for a passport, in any country, they couldn't bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #1
14th Amendment Sect. 1 (re: "birthright citizenship" ) BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #2
Yes, I understand the Constitution, I mean when Trump gets done with bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #3
Oh I know you know BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #6
tRUMP must have missed the part in middle school about how to amend the Constitution. groundloop Dec 2024 #5
Amend tool is Sharpie. Make the world do what Trump wants. /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #7
The argument I always hear from them is The Mouth Dec 2024 #23
That was part of why it was put in place BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #33
Can't change that without an amendment. wnylib Dec 2024 #26
60% of Americans support birthright citizenship. SunSeeker Dec 2024 #4
Why is The Hill even going there? bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #8
I guess the point is, with that kind of support for birthright citizenship, amending is unlikely. SunSeeker Dec 2024 #16
The Constitution means what SCOTUS says it means, unfortunately :-( The Mouth Dec 2024 #24
F--- SCOTUS. The 14th amendment is clear. wnylib Dec 2024 #27
Only 60%? eggplant Dec 2024 #19
Only 67% think democracy is th best form of government. SunSeeker Dec 2024 #20
I'm surprised it's that high. róisín_dubh Dec 2024 #30
This poll is the media targeting US citizenship erodriguez Dec 2024 #35
Only 60% is fucking scary and depressing NickB79 Jan 2025 #38
From 06/07/23 Polybius Jan 2025 #41
He obviously needs to google "How do I change a constitutional amendment" Dem4life1970 Dec 2024 #9
Yup and unfortunately illegal immigrants are a tool by the Republicans in office to distract the voters. cstanleytech Dec 2024 #21
traitor wiping his whole body with the Constitution Marthe48 Dec 2024 #10
He must start with his own family. City Lights Dec 2024 #11
Or was his own "off the boat" mother? BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #12
Nope, she didn't become one until July 2006 and Barron was born in March. cstanleytech Dec 2024 #13
When did wife #1 become a citizen? Retrograde Dec 2024 #17
No need to look to his wife. Is Trump a citizen? SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 2024 #32
Snowballs chance in Hell of getting the needed number of States to Amend the Constitution. cstanleytech Dec 2024 #14
Get on the bus Melania! uncledad Dec 2024 #15
He could very well be eager to replace her LisaL Dec 2024 #22
Alina Habba perhaps? sheshe2 Dec 2024 #28
He must reeeeaaaallly hate the Constitution then sakabatou Dec 2024 #18
Ship him and his family off first. Old Crank Dec 2024 #25
What I understood exboyfil Dec 2024 #29
SCOTUS determines what the Constitution means, it doesn't have to be amended. Kablooie Dec 2024 #31
The media is targeting birthright citizenship erodriguez Dec 2024 #34
Elon and Melania first! travelingthrulife Dec 2024 #36
The only thing that makes this worrisome is SCOTUS and Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #37
So ... repeal the 14th amendment? n/t 4th Jan 2025 #39
Elon and Melania first. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #40
Hmmm..."possibly removing the American citizen family members of those deported" jmowreader Jan 2025 #42
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