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minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 month agoWouldn’t it be simpler if he just ended citizenship? Then he could freely oppress just about anyone.
minus-squarewhotookkarl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoSame thing if you can override constitutional rights by executive fiat without an amendment ratified by Congress.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoConstitutional amendments are ratified by the states individually, not by Congress.
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Wouldn’t it be simpler if he just ended citizenship? Then he could freely oppress just about anyone.
Same thing if you can override constitutional rights by executive fiat without an amendment ratified by Congress.
Constitutional amendments are ratified by the states individually, not by Congress.
“Congratulations! You’ve just been promoted to US Deputy Secretary of State for the Trump Administration… Thank you for your great ideas!”