Judge in Seattle accuses Trump of trying to change the Constitution
President Trump considers the rule of law "but an impediment to his policy goals," the judge said, blasting the executive order to end birthright citizenship.
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Birthright citizenship is in the U.S. Constitution. Trump can't change that. | Opinion
President Donald Trump's executive order to ban birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Immigration must be handled through sensible legislation.
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Our Opinion: Constitution under siege in first weeks of Trump administration
The United States government maintained an absolutely consistent if remarkably frustrating approach to running the nation for almost 250 years because our forefathers established a form of
Trump’s citizenship decree signals his willingness to flout the Constitution
Trump’s citizenship order is best understood as a symbolic stand against the “invasion” he perceives when people enter this country in pursuit of better lives.
US Judge Accuses Trump of Ignoring Rule of Law to Curb Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday accused Donald Trump of ignoring the rule of law for political and personal gain as he declared an executive order that the Republican president signed seeking to curtail birthright citizenship to be unconstitutional.
Judge slams Trump while extending block on birthright citizenship order
"The government has cloaked what is effectively a constitutional amendment under the guise of an executive order," the judge said.
Second US judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
The judge, an appointee of Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking Trump's order.
Trump Administration Appeals Loss on Birthright Citizenship
The US Justice Department is appealing an order by a Seattle federal judge blocking President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict automatic birthright citizenship.
Angus King urges Senate to protect the Constitution, reject Trump budget nominee
Sen. Angus King of Maine delivered a floor speech on Thursday urging his Senate colleagues to stand up for the U.S. Constitution and reject President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the office that ...
Undermining the U.S. Constitution - one amendment at a time: Dave Lange
The 14th Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate in 1866 and ratified two years later by 28 of the 37 states at that time, ...
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The Constitution is collapsing. A lack of character is to blame.
Let’s call it what it is: a constitutional collapse. Congress’s abdication of its constitutional powers and responsibilities to an executive branch run amok — or, you might say, run-a-Musk — would ...
Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means
Trump wants a Constitution that, among other things, allows him to refuse to spend congressional appropriations and as we’ve ...
To resolve the clash over USAID, look to the Constitution’s separation of powers
Last week, recipients of USAID grants filed lawsuits in response. They say only Congress can decide to fund, or not to fund, ...
New York Sun2d
Has Elon Musk Been Sworn to the Constitution?
The question asserts itself as he starts, however understandable his reasons, moving against departments that Congress ...
The New York Times13d
Treason Against the United States.
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Just like old times: Trump tramples Constitution | Editorial
Trump issued an executive order that would erase part of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all children ...
Senate Republicans introduce bill to reform birthright citizenship, following Trump’s controversial order
Following Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, several Republicans ...