Quote Originally Posted by Gelston View Post
wut?

The Amendment literally says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

It is pretty fucking cut and dry. It isn't really open to interpretation due to vagaries.
I don’t disagree and expect the EO will be eventually be declared unconstitutional in the courts. This issue has been challenged before. I suspect Trump knows this as well, but he is doing it for the short term for deportation & border security efforts.

The 2nd amendment is also cut and dry, but tell that to the Democrats. Rights have limits as they say. I don’t necessarily like it when Presidents overextend their reach of power, but Trump isn’t the first nor will be the last to challenge certain aspects of the Constitution. I’ve been saying for years, Republican politicians need to stop taking the high ground and play the same dirty game that Democrats do.