Since 1868, citizenship has been granted to “all persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”. Donald Trump seeks to pare back that guarantee https://t.co/XJKilMK3C4 ...

Joining us now is Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California. He is a member of of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the former California Secretary of State. He was outside the court for today's arguments.You know, we know that this is a president who likes to float trial balloons and likes to relive his time on The Apprentice, where he brings people in and tells them that they've been fired. But I am struck in this reporting from the New York Times about his rationale, his complaints about Pam Bondi, ...

things Donald Trump has done he did on the first day of his second term. Day one. He signed an executive order decreeing an end to birthright citizenship, an effort to begin denying citizenship to babies born here on U .S.soil. Today, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to that order with Trump right there in the gallery, the first sitting president to ever attend the court's oral arguments. But he left shortly after his solicitor general defended his order to end birthright citizenship, perhaps because it ...

Oral arguments just wrapped up at the Supreme Court in the landmark birthright citizenship case. The justices are now weighing whether President Trump is in fact allowed to limit the constitutional right as he tried to do on day one of his second term. It does appear there is deep skepticism of the president's plan to restrict citizenship.Those issues really come down to the sweeping nature of this. This would be a dramatic change on the definition of who can become a citizen. The law already allows for any ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)@kadishjosh Why don't you renounce your Israeli citizenship then? As long as you don't, people will understandably suspect you of dual loyalty and of condoning genocide.If you had fled Germany in the 1930s would you also retain your German citizenship? ...

This question is a deeply disturbing illustration of just how pathological the modern economy-centric ideology and culture have become. If one has experienced proper citizenship, community, family, and roots, one would know by one's own experiences what these are. Like riding a bicycle, you know how if you've done it, but the most important parts are next to impossible to explain.OTOH if you've only experienced school, corporate life, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue -- if you've experienced only a typical Boo ...

RT Michael Oxford - AKA The Santa Cruz Mountain Goat (@SCMountainGoat)I’m at the DMV renewing my drivers license.The final step is where it asks you if you are a United States citizen or not.Yes, you can get a drivers license in California, if you are here illegally.If you came here illegally, and are getting a drivers license, you must check the box that says I am not a citizen, or decline to answer.The DMV will not register you to vote if you check either of those two boxes.If you simply check the box tha ...

We've reached a whole new level here. This weekend, Donald Trump threatened to take away comedian Rosie O'Donnell's United States citizenship simply because he does not like her. Insane. Insane.Trump told his more than 10 million followers on True Social that he was giving quote serious consideration to stripping Oddonnell of her citizenship, claiming she quote is not in the best interests of the United States. Like what. This is the latest move in a year-long back and forth feud between the two New York-bo ...

Instead of focusing his energy on running the country and solving real issues for the American people, Donald Trump is picking a fight with, wait for it, Rosie O'Donnell. Over the weekend, he claimed that he's quote giving consider serious consideration to taking her away her citizenship after O'Donnell recently moved to Ireland. Well, folks, now if you're wondering, because I'm sure some of you are, whether or not the president can legally do that, he can't.Okay. He just can't. The 14th Amendment explicitl ...

Legal & Political Analysis - The administration prioritizes denaturalization, raising concerns about potential abuse of power [1] - The Department of Justice memo's "potential danger to national security" clause is concerning, mirroring autocratic tactics used to suppress dissent [1] - Denaturalization efforts could induce fear and self-censorship, undermining the principles of dissent upon which the country was founded [1] - The administration is potentially exploiting a loophole regarding unlawfully procured naturalization to target individuals, even for minor errors on applications [6][7] - Civil denaturalization cases lack the right to counsel and have a lower burden of proof, raising concerns about due process [1] - There are concerns that the Supreme Court might defer to the administration on denaturalization issues, potentially eroding citizenship rights [1][9] - Historically, denaturalization was reserved for serious cases like war criminals, but broadening its application poses a danger to political freedom [11] Historical Context - A 1967 Supreme Court case significantly limited denaturalization, but a footnote left a loophole that is now being exploited [5][6] - Denaturalization efforts during World War II extended to American-born citizens accused of draft dodging, leading to Supreme Court intervention [3][4] - There is a concern that the current political climate is returning to an era where citizenship is politicized, similar to the pre-1967 period [11][12]