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bucolic_frolic

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2. Weak sauce.

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 05:18 PM

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"same status as “the children of subjects of any foreign government born within the domain of that government”"

Says to me if they were born overseas, they are not US citizens. Nothing remarkable there.

Mr. Wilkins it sounds like the Court argued he was not born in a state, or a territory. He was born with loyalty to his tribe. Splitting hairs. By that logic all immigrants would maintain loyalty to the country from whence they came.

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Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 Supreme Court ruling against a Native American man [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Can't wait to hear the arguments before the court. Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #1

With THIS court? bluestarone Yesterday #3

My guess, 7-2 against. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #8

I know for sure bluestarone Yesterday #10

Wow, had not seen your response but mine was exactly the same..."With this court?" Escurumbele 15 hrs ago #32

Weak sauce. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #2

Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 nullified Elk v Wilkins Historic NY Yesterday #4

Since the SCOTUS doesn't care about "stare decisis" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #6

But this isn't stare decicis Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #9

Have you forgotten BumRushDaShow Yesterday #11

Haven't forgotten at all Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #12

"if birthright citizenship is revoked, can the reinstitution of slavery still be off limits?" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #13

All the more reason why we must only elect Dem senators willing to kill the filibuster and expand the court Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #15

Roe was focused on enforcement of the PRIVATE right for women to choose what to do with her own body BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #30

And that horrific ruling will continue to stand Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #36

That was the hope in 2022 BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #37

That's because Biden wanted to wait on the report from the bipartisan commission on court reform Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #42

Not exactly. Ms. Toad Yesterday #17

Birthright citizenship is also a law LeftInTX Yesterday #23

It is the interpretation of the constitution that is at issue. Ms. Toad Yesterday #24

I disagree Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #25

"If the constitution says two term limit for a president, it doesn't mean three" BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #33

But the Constitution doesn't say two terms for a p president. Ms. Toad 14 hrs ago #34

Two means two, not three Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #35

Again, you are reducing a paragraph to a single word. Ms. Toad 11 hrs ago #38

At this time, it's probably a moot point Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #43

Except that the US constitution does NOT Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #27

Article III of the constitution and Marbury v. Madison. Ms. Toad 11 hrs ago #39

In that Supreme Court ruling Farmer-Rick 11 hrs ago #41

I'll see Elk v. Wilkins, cloudbase Yesterday #5

The funny thing is, Wong Ark was decided in 1898 NickB79 Yesterday #18

Trump would have required both parents to be wnylib Yesterday #7

Doesn't seem relevant Renew Deal Yesterday #14

So at that time territories weren't considered "The US"? Callie1979 Yesterday #20

That's the way I'm reading it Renew Deal Yesterday #22

I Think They Are Talking About Indian Territories DallasNE 22 hrs ago #28

If thats the story then it would seem to have zero meaning to today's case. Callie1979 16 hrs ago #31

What total bullshit. Another argument of convenience. Scalded Nun Yesterday #16

Sounds like a "3/5ths" argument; seen as lesser individuals. Callie1979 Yesterday #19

This case in an interpretation that is consistent with how the provision has always been interpreted. Ms. Toad Yesterday #21

I'm not buying that argument Bayard 23 hrs ago #26

Call DHS Immediately! Nasruddin 20 hrs ago #29

pedo and his henchmen should move to Tx or Fl and let the rest of us get our country back Marthe48 11 hrs ago #40