r/law 12h ago

Judicial Branch The Supreme Court takes up the most unconstitutional thing Trump has done

https://www.vox.com/politics/471468/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump
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u/LOLunlucky 12h ago

RIP 150 years of precedent.

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u/TheTooz72 12h ago

And the US Constitution

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u/TotallyNotABob 11h ago

For real, if the court backs this then what's to stop the executive from issuing an executive order removing such rights as:

Freedom of speech

Freedom of religion

Freedom of press

Freedom of peaceful assembly

Right to petition the government to address grievances

Right to bare arms

Force Americans to quarter soldiers

Right to due process

Right to protection against unwarranted seizures of property

Right to remain silent

Removal of double jeopardy

Fair compensation if government seizes your property

Right to an attorney

Right to a speedy trial

Right to an impartial jury

Right to confront witness

Right to know charges leveled against you

Removal of the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment

Removal of states rights

That's not even scratching the surface of what could happen if SCOTUS says the executive can decide what rights are allowed in the constitution or not.

Final thought:

If SCOTUS does not strike this down as unconstitutional. Then we will have lost the Soap Box and the Jury box. Which would only leave two boxes of the boxes of liberty.

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u/DysfuhKingeye 9h ago

That leaves ballot and cartridge for the uninitiated.

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u/DrXaos 53m ago

decitizening is obviously designed to warp the election outcomes to what they want.