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Fiendish Thingy

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11. Such a ruling would instantly make the court powerless and irrelevant

Reply to iemanja (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:58 PM

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If they rule against black-letter constitutional rights (never done before AFAIK) that confer citizenship to all born on US soil, then NO constitutional right is protected, including the sacred second amendment.

If no right is protected, and subject to the whims of the executive, then the constitution is essentially null and void, and there is no role for the court.

I don’t see them committing judicial suicide with such a ruling.

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