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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSupreme Court to hear oral arguments over birthright citizenship order
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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over birthright citizenship order (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Thursday
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I'm no lawyer, but I have an argument for them: It is spelled out clearly in our Constitution.
Midnight Writer
Thursday
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So does that mean Russian birth tourism in U.S. is shut down and all those babies are sent back to Russia??
NCDem47
Thursday
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Midnight Writer
(23,702 posts)1. I'm no lawyer, but I have an argument for them: It is spelled out clearly in our Constitution.
usedtobedemgurl
(1,642 posts)2. Our lawn guy was born here.
He thinks he is safe because of that. I worry for him and his father.
NCDem47
(2,763 posts)3. So does that mean Russian birth tourism in U.S. is shut down and all those babies are sent back to Russia??
spanone
(138,758 posts)4. Why are they having oral arguments?
So they can throw it out?
elocs
(24,043 posts)5. That's the way it works. SCOTUS hears oral arguments then eventually makes a ruling.
They don't make a decision out of thin air as much as we wish they might.
Crunchy Frog
(27,529 posts)6. So I guess we'll see if this SCOTUS is willing to overturn
An entire Constitutional ammendment.
If that happens can we agree that they're a lawless and illegitimate body?