Posted on 08/16/2015 12:42:58 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also wants to end "birthright citizenship" for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only "the good ones."
Trump described his expanded vision of how to secure American borders during a wide-ranging interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press," saying that he would push to end the constitutionally protected right of any family living illegally inside the U.S. ...
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He could still be for this position, but yeah, he'd have to either argue for a Constitutional amendment or simply say that he would appoint the kind of judges who would interpret the 14th amendment differently (ie, that would not say it allows birthright citizenship). He is probably better off going with the Supreme Court nomination argument. We know such a constitutional amendment will never pass, and if he focuses on the judges it will give conservatives a reason to believe he will be solid on court nominations.
There is nothing over heated about standing up for the rule of law.
Are you sure you don’t work for The Cheap Labor Express?
Don't need one.
I don’t like what the open borders people say, but I think that the “Aarrrrrggggg! Haha! Build a wall. Raise the ramparts. Pirates, aho.” stichk is wearing thin.
I disagree. Even the most apolitical voter understands the concept of the anchor baby. I hardly doubt this is considered radical to the average voter.
Go Trump Go
“And if he focuses on the judges...”
So we are going to turn to the Black Robed people, as Mark Levin basically calls them, to declare our future?
Government by SCOTUS in the end?
Is that conservatism?
One can say “The Constitution needs to be amended and we need a change in the 14th amendment.”
That is the RIGHT way to say it.
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the right way for what5 ???
amend the 14th Amendment to what ???
The 14th does not give illegal aliens any right to citizenship at birth...
If the illegal alien parents are from Mexico then the new baby born here is Mexican..a citizen of Mexico...
Just as Ted Cruz, the child of American parents, although born in Canada was an American citizen at birth...
Senator Jeff Sessions helped him write this Proposal.
Cruz is da man.
The name-calling from Trump isn’t negative?
Trump Mania Syndrome has a strong hold on you.
“These are not the droids you are looking for, conservative98... LOL.
“Soon you will call him [the Emperor], master.” ROTFL.
If their funding were cut off most of these would probably go home.
He’s been saying something similar for weeks..."
Maybe you should advise Trump to change his tone and only use sanitized arguments employing legally unassailable constitutional law arguments.
He would have an avalanche of support nation wide if he would only see it your way.... Oh wait.
Nevermind
I do not support the Chamber of Commerce, Rubio, Jeb or any other RINO/CINO, thank you very much.
There is way to say things, and a way to not say them.
You need to learn the difference and thereby gain wisdom.
You remind me of those losers Rush was complaining about a few days ago who like to tell more successful people "what they should have said."
Considering your own over the top rhetoric on this forum which has done nothing to persuade Freepers to hate Trump, you really should avoid telling folks how Trump should or shouldn't say something.
So are you saying the US Supreme Court would support a law overturning birthright citizenship? Because until you can get the Supreme Court to do that then we are stuck with the current interpretation. As of now this is the law “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” With some exceptions in case law for diplomats and such, the US Supreme Court continues to support birthright citizenship. So yes, you’d either need a constitutional amendment (ain’t gonna happen) or better judges. Probably better to go the latter route.
That is where you are wrong.
In your own mind you don’t need one.
And Trump can’t just do it by “fiat,” either.
Not saying he would or wants to, but he can’t even if he wanted to by fiat.
He dropped by one point, and his closest competitors Cruz and Carson don't even equal his lead if they combined together. Carson will never be on the top of the ticket and is Trump's closest competitor right now, and with Trumps immigration plan, his support is probably going to go up another 9 points.
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