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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens 'chaos' in proving newborns' status [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,028 posts)33. I agree with what you wrote and in particular
Often, the SCOTUS is able to hang their decisions on holes or inconsistencies left in legislation
But people - mostly actual members of Congress - whine about why legislation is a thousand or more pages. The GOP are the biggest whiners, notably wheeling in carts of printed bills to make some point.
E.g., the loon from Mississippi Marsha Blackburn, posing in front of a printed stack of the ACA and its regs (about 2700 pages) -

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Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens 'chaos' in proving newborns' status [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 29
OP
They're trying to enable the crafting of arguments to back up Trump's request.
ChicagoTeamster
Mar 29
#4
Insanity. This is settled law, even written into our Constitution specifically as an Amendment.
Midnight Writer
Mar 29
#5
The Confederacy renounced their US citizenship by seceding. All of their descendants lost their birthright citizenship
ChicagoTeamster
Mar 29
#7
"Or any other white baby" .... Would Trump /Roberts bring back the 'one drop' rule of race determination?
Norrrm
Mar 29
#27
As is plainly clear, "What then ?" is not a familiar question to this WH. Shoot first, ask questions later, think never.
eppur_se_muova
Mar 29
#13
The Supreme Court fight does not threaten chaos. The administration's suit threatens chaos.
Martin68
Mar 29
#18
'Alarm bells' ring as Trump resurrects racist arguments in major legal case: experts
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 30
#34
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship (suspended attorney John Eastman)
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
#37
Former Trump lawyer John Eastman arriving at the Supreme Court for the birthright citizenship debate.
LetMyPeopleVote
Thursday
#38