'After falling short in birthright citizenship case, Trump eyes new solution'

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(MS NOW) "The president responded by way of his social media platform. His online statement read in its entirety:"

"The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary! Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!"

"In other words, as far as Trump is concerned, his defeat at the high court was disappointing, but the setback was temporary. Seizing on the dissent, the Republican sees a new legislative path, in which Congress can simply change the meaning of a constitutional amendment with a bill signed by the president."

"That might sound absurd, given how our system of government is supposed to work, but it’s apparently what Trump hopes to accomplish based on the guidance of four Republican-appointed justices."

Article at link:

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-reacts-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court

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1. Nope. Doesn't work that way.

Start with a bill to amend the Constitution, repealing that clause of the 14th Amendment. Get both Houses to overwhelmingly pass it. It goes to the states. Enough states pass it, it becomes a new amendment, overriding the clause of the 14th Amendment.

And that won't happen.

Ask everyone who's tried to enact the Equal Rights Amendment. Been trying for 50+ years.

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2. Trump is doggedly still trying to find some way to deny birthright citizenship to the people he hates.

The man is obsessed, he can't let this go.

[Skittles]

3. know what really IS "unfair and expensive to our Country"?

DONALD FUCKING TRUMP