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allgood33

(1,584 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2018, 10:32 PM Oct 2018

I know it won't happen, or at least I hope it won't happen, but eliminating birthright citizenship.. [View all]

How would they do that even with a Constitutional amendment? Would people be grandfathered in? Would it be retroactive to a certain date? Would that make Trump not a citizen?

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I know it won't happen, or at least I hope it won't happen, but eliminating birthright citizenship.. [View all] allgood33 Oct 2018 OP

His mother came from Scotland in some questionable way, IIRC nt Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #1

Even Trumpers are admitting he doesn't have the authority Jake Stern Oct 2018 #2

I don't see the SCOTUS unilaterally declaring that an Amendment mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #3

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