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Good article. The lede is definitely not buried: > Its purpose 150 years ago was to incorporate former slaves into the nation Initially I scoffed at the idea
by dev_dull 8y ago
Good article. The lede is definitely not buried:
> Its purpose 150 years ago was to incorporate former slaves into the nation
Initially I scoffed at the idea that an executive order could even attempt rescind this amendment. Reading about its history and now I know it’s on shaky ground.
Personally, I wish people had a simple way to immigrate here. It seems our current system rewards those who break immigration laws and punished those who try and go through the system. I don’t know what the solution is, but I hope something changes in a dramatic way.
- AvocadoPanic 8y agoMaybe punish those that break immigration laws and reward those who follow the rules?
- godelmachine 8y agoI don’t see anywhere where they explain how Trump can actually repel the law using an executive order. Would you kindly point me towards it?
- dev_dull 8y agoIt’s going to create a legal challenge played out in courts, which would answer the question “who does the 14th amendment apply to and under what circumstances?” I don’t think it would create any executive order jurisprudence.
- godelmachine 8y ago>>I don’t think it would create any executive order jurisprudence. You mean to say you don’t think an executive order would be enough to repeal the 14th amendment?