No provision of the US Constitution can be legally overturned by a presidential decree.
  • plz1English
    40•29 days ago
    1. He doesn’t care about Constitutionally-protected rights
    2. He’ll do this anyways, because it tees up a Supreme Court case on a fast track, or Congress just lets it happen.
    3. He wins either way
    • @makyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8•28 days ago

      3b. He loves having these fights because he can say ‘BUT THE IMMIGRANTS’ and MAGA, because they don’t actually understand anything about the American constitution or law, will back him because they’ll believe it’s just a bunch of liberals protecting criminal aliens.

    • @_cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5•28 days ago

      The Supreme Court already ruled against birthright citizenship. The 14 Amendment overturned their decision. And Congress doesn’t have a say in the matter, because a constitutional amendment has to be approved by a supermajority of the states.

      I get that people are in a bleak mood, but there are limits to what Trump and republicans can do.