Exclusive: Trump targeting birthright citizenship with executive order [More]I like the way he feigns "How did you hear about this?" surprise. Tell me he didn't make sure they knew through back channels.
I'd expect this to be ruled against by any number of federal judges and then take a long time to wend its way through the courts, but you know he expects that too. Announcing this now is a way to energize the base right before the elections.
Will it pay off at the polls? If it doesn't, the alternative will require more than most can imagine.
I also expect to see any number of "moderate" Republicans badmouthing this all over the "news," as if that will make "progressives" speak more kindly of them when it counts.
UPDATE:
- Birthright Citizenship: A Response to My Critics
- The originalist case against birthright citizenship
[Via Mack H]
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