Occupy Democrats - A federal judge delivers a crushing defeat to Donald Trump's attempt to illegally end birthright citizenship in the United States — and then tears into him for trying to shred the Constitution. The fascist MAGA power grab has hit a brick wall...
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle labeled Trump's Executive Order to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional and extended a temporary hold on the policy. Even Coughenour — a judge who was appointed by the far-right conservative President Ronald Reagan — had to draw a line in the sand on this one. "It has become ever more apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals," said the judge. "The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain."
"Nevertheless, in this courtroom and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow," he added....
Unfortunately for Trump and the racists in his MAGA movement, the 14th Amendment leaves no ambiguity on the matter, stating: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
"Birthright citizenship is a fundamental constitutional right. The 14th Amendment secures the blessings of liberty to our posterity by bestowing on all those born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, the rights of citizenship," said Coughenour. "The fact that the government has cloaked what is effectively a constitutional amendment under the guise of an executive order is equally unconstitutional," he continued. "If the government wants to change the exceptional American grant of birthright citizenship, it needs to amend the Constitution itself. That’s how our Constitution works, and that’s how the rule of law works, because the president’s order attempts to circumscribe this process. It is clearly unconstitutional," he added.
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