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Seth Masket@smotus.bsky.social |
Trump promising to deprive citizens of their citizenship. Please don’t dismiss this with “Well, he can’t do that.” It would *probably* be invalidated by the courts but only after weeks, months, or years of ruining these citizens’ lives.
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waxmonkey
@waxmonkey.bsky.social
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i definitely would not count on a court invalidating trump
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@debrecenisrac46.bsky.social
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I won't say he can't do that we saw he couldn't see his utter failure re California sanctuary law, you're specifically talking about denaturalization. So instead I'm saying the doj has a high federal bar to clear.
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Kevin 💙💛
@kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social
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Even if it were immediately stopped before any material harm, it serves a purpose as anti-immigrant propaganda in a similar way to "drag bans" that were blocked before they were enforced. "Wait, ARE men in dresses grooming our children in libraries??" wound up in the public consciousness anyway.
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Nobody Ever
@frambley1.bsky.social
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I don't think the electorate should evaluate policy proposals by campaigns by whether or not they are achievable. They should evaluate them by if they agree with them or not.
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Coolbone Minoxidil
@dingokayfabe.bsky.social
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These courts? Nah they’ll collaborate in finding some cracks in the constitution they can get to work widening into more chasms
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Dumbstash
@dnlmsstch.bsky.social
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And that is if the right wing court that already is removing rights from citizens decides that this goes too far and he doesn't get to appoint more justices in the meantime that think this is fine.
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Jean Poole
@jeanpoole-az.bsky.social
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And, let’s not forget Trump’s previous directive to law enforcement — “don’t be too nice” when making arrests.
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LeRoc
@leroc.bsky.social
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Possibly after deportation (I think that's the plan).
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Ozmodiar, Space Elf
@ozmodiar.bsky.social
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And remember, anything they can do to another citizen of some disfavored group, they can do to YOU. If the precedent establishes that they can do it to a citizen it applies to any citizen.
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Julie - TrexPushups
@trexpushups.bsky.social
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He deported at least 70 citizens in his first term
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@jiminnh.bsky.social
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I don't think people realize how great a threat and other plans, e.g. Project 2025, present. They seem obscure, sometimes they are difficult to understand unless you're a policy nerd, they aren't the sort of thing that gets people marching in the streets, etc. We can't sleepwalk through this.
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TubaPeter.com
@tubapeter.bsky.social
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If Generic Terrible Billionaire can destroy a media organization with frivolous lawsuits, what can a terrible Executive Branch with laws that are eventually overturned.
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Spaghetti
@spaghettibeaver.bsky.social
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not to mention monopolizing legislative and oversight efforts on a new, urgent and valid concern, distracting from progress on real issues that are already priorities
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weather and noise
@notthattherese.bsky.social
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And it will start with children of undocumented immigrants, but it won't end with them. They've said they're coming for birthright citizenship. Believe them.
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Q. H. Stone
@qhstone.bsky.social
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The 5th appeals court will claim jurisdiction over wherever this happens just so they can give it their blessing.
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Saskia
@sas-kia.bsky.social
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Hi Seth, there's a really active community on Mastodon talking about this.
Would love if you bridged your Bsky account! You just have to follow @ap.brid.gy
Hope to see you there, would love to give you a shoutout!
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Lux in the Bronx 🎗️
@rlux.nyc
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And with this SCOTUS invalidation is no longer a guarantee.
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TheBaroness
@thebaroness.bsky.social
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If Trump wins, there will be no court that would invalidate such a thing.
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