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Buckeyeblue

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

Reply to Munu (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 04:30 PM

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The court will not rule on birth right. It will rule on the overreach of the executive order.

If there was actual legislation that tried to create this law, I think the SC would go out of their way to change the interpretation if the 14th amendment.

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

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

They can't and they wont Fiendish Thingy Friday #3

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

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

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

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

You're overthinking it Fiendish Thingy Friday #12

You're not being paranoid. Dorothy V Friday #2

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

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

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

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

Can you be too paranoid these days? ananda Friday #10