Yesterday, Trump proposed that he could nullify the 14th Amendment by executive order. Today, Senator Lindsay Graham is trying to accomplish the same thing through legislation. This should scare the shit out of all all Americans and gun owners in particular.
The 14th Amendment provides, in part that all children born in this country automatically become American citizens. Now there is a number of shortsighted folks who are screaming "go Trump" - but you are not thinking this through. The 14th Amendment is a constitutional right - as is the Second Amendment. If a President can modify or eliminate the 14th Amendment by executive order then it stands to reason that a president - any president- can modify or eliminate the 2nd Amendment through executive order. Ditto for the legislative action.
Are you with me yet? Trump by trying to eliminate a constitutional right via an executive order is setting a dangerous precedent that will bite all gun owners in the ass. Normally, I would say that there is no way the courts will allow this to happen but right now the courts are being filled with incompetent jurist whose only qualifications is their willingness to kiss Trump's ass. If these same ass-kissing judges approve Trump's executive order or uphold Graham's legislative action then we are far down the road of "well and truly screwed".
We all need to contact our congressmen and senators and protest this effort to override a constitution right via either an executive order or legislative action. Please don't let your blind loyalty to Trump lead to the loss of our favorite right. Stand up to him and to his cronies and demand that they respect the constitution and all of its amendments.
The 14th Amendment provides, in part that all children born in this country automatically become American citizens. Now there is a number of shortsighted folks who are screaming "go Trump" - but you are not thinking this through. The 14th Amendment is a constitutional right - as is the Second Amendment. If a President can modify or eliminate the 14th Amendment by executive order then it stands to reason that a president - any president- can modify or eliminate the 2nd Amendment through executive order. Ditto for the legislative action.
Are you with me yet? Trump by trying to eliminate a constitutional right via an executive order is setting a dangerous precedent that will bite all gun owners in the ass. Normally, I would say that there is no way the courts will allow this to happen but right now the courts are being filled with incompetent jurist whose only qualifications is their willingness to kiss Trump's ass. If these same ass-kissing judges approve Trump's executive order or uphold Graham's legislative action then we are far down the road of "well and truly screwed".
We all need to contact our congressmen and senators and protest this effort to override a constitution right via either an executive order or legislative action. Please don't let your blind loyalty to Trump lead to the loss of our favorite right. Stand up to him and to his cronies and demand that they respect the constitution and all of its amendments.