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Judge Rules That Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order is "BLATANTLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL" - Glenn Kirschner
Donald Trump apparently believed he could change the Constitution with a stroke of his pen, signing an executive order that revoked the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.
A federal judge who has been on the bench for more than 40 years - and who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan - just ruled that Trump's executive order is "blatantly unconstitutional." The judge also said it "boggled" his mind that any attorney would claim the executive order was constitutional. Yet a Trump DOJ attorney did just that. And Judge John Coughenour issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of Trump's order, pending further litigation.
This ruling by a Reagan appointee is a point of light amidst the Trump-induced darkness. - Glenn Kirschner - 01/23/2025.