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WSHazel

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4. Anyone that thinks this stops with undocumented immigrants is delusional

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Mon May 19, 2025, 08:55 AM

May 19

If the Supreme Court allows the government, and essentially the Party, to determine who is a citizen, then there are no rights at all, just privileges granted by the Party which the Party can take away any time it wants.

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What It Would Look Like if the Trump Admin Got Its Way in the Birthright Citizenship Case [View all] justaprogressive May 19 OP

What it would look like gab13by13 May 19 #1

The end of the Constitutional Republic. JBTaurus83 May 19 #2

as a practical matter creon May 19 #3

Even Trump... sop May 19 #6

yes creon May 19 #9

Anyone that thinks this stops with undocumented immigrants is delusional WSHazel May 19 #4

Without a nationwide injunction every single person affected by Trump's executive order will have to bring sop May 19 #5

My maternal ancestors landed on this continent before there was a USA Jacson6 May 19 #7

Fortunately, the SC didn't sound inclined to go that way. But, we never know how they'll twist things. Silent Type May 19 #8