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TomSlick

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27. I'm no legal scholar. I'm just an old lawyer. Nevertheless, I can read the clear constitutional text.

Tue Jan 9, 2024, 09:20 PM

Jan 2024

Any person born in the US is a US citizen under the Fourteenth Amendment. Any person who is a citizen at birth, i.e., not a naturalized citizen, meets the requirement of being a "natural born" citizen.

That may be not be what the MAGAt crowd thinks the law ought to be but absent a constitutional amendment, the language is clear.

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Trump Shares False Claim that Nikki Haley is Ineligible for President [View all] apnu Jan 2024 OP

snork. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #1

Hehas to attack... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #2

I doubt Haley has Trump 'scared.' He doesn't want to just win rurallib Jan 2024 #3

Such an openly racist idiot pandering to racist idiots IronLionZion Jan 2024 #4

Well that's actually wrong TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #11

I think he means that that's how our Republican friends see it peppertree Jan 2024 #19

I was being sarcastic because GOP racists want to disqualify anyone who is non-white IronLionZion Jan 2024 #30

Sorry, completely misread your post TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #32

Sure enough - a few Trump voters I know are already referring to her as an "anchor baby." peppertree Jan 2024 #18

4 of Trump's 5 (acknowledged) offspring are Anchor Babies born to foreing mothers Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #24

Trump's own mother was not a US citizen when he was born IronLionZion Jan 2024 #29

You're spot on!! - this is all couched in racism and white supremacy. n/t iluvtennis Jan 2024 #44

Paul Ingrassia was a journalist, not a lawyer, cloudbase Jan 2024 #5

This is his son, who graduated from law school in 2022. His journalist father died several years ago. onenote Jan 2024 #10

Thanks for bringing me up to speed on this. cloudbase Jan 2024 #14

I'm no legal scholar. I'm just an old lawyer. Nevertheless, I can read the clear constitutional text. TomSlick Jan 2024 #27

MAGA types will pull out the old "Grandfather Clause" when they can IronLionZion Jan 2024 #34

There is no "grandfather clause" in the Constitution. TomSlick Jan 2024 #37

Plenty in southern state constitutions known as "Jim Crow" laws IronLionZion Jan 2024 #40

He can say whatever he wants to say about her. I really don't care. Autumn Jan 2024 #6

I agree PJMcK Jan 2024 #21

That's my thinking. They can do whatever they want to each other, I'll sit back and enjoy the show. Autumn Jan 2024 #23

Let them eat each other - I'll do what I can to help them. Probatim Jan 2024 #7

Dreamer! Dreamer! no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #8

For the first time in my life, I agree with the Orange Anal Wart. They're ALL ineligible! n/t BamaRefugee Jan 2024 #9

President Obama's birth certificate...right? PortTack Jan 2024 #12

ANY DAY NOW! The investigators are just finishing things up. Probably 2 weeks. BamaRefugee Jan 2024 #46

This is good news. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #13

Trumpler is perpetually in 'scorched earth' mode. Harker Jan 2024 #15

He actually likely is ineligible but hell would freeze over before she says so ColinC Jan 2024 #16

No doubt Trump's private investigators have turned up evidence Haley was born in India. sop Jan 2024 #17

They're still working on that SCantiGOP Jan 2024 #22

Trump made a false claim? Ohh, stop! Not once has he made a false claim. Wonder Why Jan 2024 #20

And if he's the nominee, she'll still vote for him. Permanut Jan 2024 #25

If Christie was out, I think she'd beat him in NH oldsoftie Jan 2024 #26

pure racism Skittles Jan 2024 #28

Trumps mother Rebl2 Jan 2024 #31

Wasn't TFG's Mother born in Scotland and his Grandfather in Germany? kimbutgar Jan 2024 #33

Yeah, that's right. But a Nazi fascist doesn't consider them "outsiders" or "immigrants." Martin68 Jan 2024 #36

This is great, because he did the same thing to Obama. At least he's consistent. Consistently fascist. Martin68 Jan 2024 #35

How about that she was a fashion major? When i went Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2024 #38

just a racist. it's fine. everything is fine *sarcasm* n/t imavoter Jan 2024 #39

Of course! hay rick Jan 2024 #41

Ahhhh! The constant Republican "January surprise." Note: Paul Ingrassia died in 2019 Grins Jan 2024 #42

All this proves... jmowreader Jan 2024 #43

TFG's grandfather was a pimp who was denied entry when he tried to return to Germany ... marble falls Jan 2024 #45

he did this with Ted Cruz too. prodigitalson Jan 2024 #47

Haley is a U.S. citizen by birth because she is an anchor baby. Aristus Jan 2024 #48