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Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the Constitution and only Congress has the authority to amend it, not the Supreme Court.

Remember that Trump seems to think that the citizenship clause only applies to „slave babies.“

> “It had to do with Civil War results, and the babies of slaves who our politicians felt, correctly, needed protection,” he continued. “Please explain this to the Supreme Court of the United States.”

Umm, no… The Supreme Court didn’t need explaining in this case, conservatives could have either upheld justice, or granted the Trump executive even more authority to wipe its ass with the constitution..

So much for „constitutional originalism“ when these conservative supreme Court justices can interpret the law however they see fit, weighing their judicial duty and traditionalism against the prospect of fundamentally changing this country’s legal and moral landscape to fit in line with *their* values, and for the foreseeable future no less.

That aside, the 14th amendment firmly establishes birthright citizenship. Yes, it was created in response to the Dred Scott decision, which prohibited African Americans from becoming citizens of the United States, a decision considered by some constitutional scholars to be the worst Supreme Court ruling in US history.

However, it was also invoked in the landmark case, United States v. Wong Kim Ark.

Wong was born in San Francisco to Chinese parents and first generation immigrants who had established permanent residency in the US and even owned a business.

When Wong returned to the US after a trip to China, he was denied re-entry and then detained under the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act.

Wong was detained on steamships in the San Francisco Bay for several months despite having all the proper documentation and identification forms on him. This included a photograph of Wong and a departure statement that was signed by three witnesses attesting to his identity.

His detention lasted until the courts eventually ruled in his favor. The Supreme Court ruled that the citizenship clause of the fourteenth amendment grants citizenship to all persons ***born in the United States***, and regardless of their parents nationality.

This decision set a fundamental precedent for interpreting the fourteenth’s citizenship clause, an over century’s long precedent that Trump and his coalition of bigots, nativists and xenophobes are seeking to overturn.

This case should be open and shut. Instead, the court did not decide whether Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship is legal or constitutional.

I’m sure it doesn’t’t need to be explained that this will set a major precedent moving forward.

Letting the Trump executive impose its will on the country is a dangerous road to go down. Trump has already signed over 160 executive orders, many of which have been challenged by the courts due to the nature of their unconstitutionality.

Trump and his allies have been defying court orders, threatening judges, ignoring checks and balances and taking actions that openly violate the constitution. Not only has Trump faced little accountability for these unlawful acts, but his administration is being enabled all along the way by MAGA loyalists and extremists.

The fact that this case has even gotten this far is ominous in itself. And Trump will have always found a way to spin the ruling, regardless of its outcome.

If his administration’s efforts to end Birthright Citizenship were abruptly shot down, he would have used the opportunity to present the narrative that he’s the victim of a corrupt justice system, but even as his efforts are being partially rewarded, it won’t stop and end with Birthright Citizenship.

Republicans have put civil rights on the chopping block. As the courts just offer the Trump administration an ostensible „win,“ the GOP will now feel empowered to start chipping away at every clause that protects the rights, freedoms and civil liberties of non-citizens and citizens alike that they’ve held in disregard for years, and they will no doubt set their sights predominantly on the civil rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups.

In fact, The Fourteenth Amendment is in particular danger here because nearly every clause belonging to the amendment protects civil rights and privileges that Republicans have been threatening to invalidate over the years in some form or another.

There’s the citizenship clause, the due process clause, the equal protection clause, and the privileges and immunities clause. There’s also the clause prohibiting insurrectionists from holding office…

Some constitutional scholars argue that The Fourteenth Amendment is considered to be one of the most consequential amendments in US history. Which is precisely why it has earned itself the title of „the cornerstone of civil rights in the United States.“

As many of you may know, decisions made in cases like Brown v. Board of education and Roe v. Wade invoked the 14th.

One or more of its clauses have been cited countless times throughout this country’s history, and they have also been the basis for many landmark SCOTUS decisions.

At the rate that they are consolidating power, Republicans will have no choice but to strike while the iron is hot. They haven’t been in a better position in decades to retool the rule of law in their favor.

Up next, the Court will rule that there are problems certifying the class, and will send it back to the trial court — 18 months from now.

And in the meantime, hundreds of thousand of babies will be born as stateless persons in violation of the clear text of the US Constititon.

Good

they had this ready to go trump didn’t even have time to celebrate the Supreme court effectively killing it besides class action and other avenues