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The Original Greaser Bob

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  1. Thanks. I would think most people would appreciate that presidential immunity and birthright citizenship are clearly aimed at pushing Constitutional interpretation to extremes. Whereas the power to acquire territory and lay tariffs won't require those.
  2. Well you do sound foolish, when you group the first with the other three.
  3. I thought the start was the presidential immunity decision. But hey, if it hasn't started I'm putting an extra dash of bitters in my soda this evening.
  4. I haven't made any comments which are dismissive of the constitutional issue. I brought up the policy issue of whether it makes sense to have an absolute birthright citizenship amendment. I'm not bemoaning that you're dismissive of that, although you are absolutely, literally dismissive about that. I don't really care what appears to folks. although I'll accept blame for lack of clarity in typing or communicating.
  5. Okay. You seem hyped up on stare decisis and self-righteousness, so I won't push the issue.
  6. I can't believe how much I'm going to be rooting for foreign leaders over the next four years.
  7. I'm not saying that seriously. Because I'm not remotely saying that at all.
  8. You need to breathe, dude. You're getting hysterical. I am blaming the dems for the same thinks you agreed with me a couple of posts up. I'm certainly blaming the dems for not winning. I'm not blaming dems for inventing Trump's proposals.
  9. Rather than go back and forth, are you even remotely interested in the whether the policy of birthright citizenship is worth debating? Are abortion rights worth debating? Are the limits of Presidential immunity worth debating? I'm saying that the opposition needs to know what they want as policy and as potential amendments when the shit hits the fan. Because I don't think most in the opposition aren't wedded to an absolute birthright citizenship in the same way they would be to abortion rights and limits on presidential power.
  10. Hopefully your boded letters don't reflect that this is a surprise to you. I can agree without added emphasis.
  11. Tell me exactly the way the Dems jumped on this issue and marketed their response in a way that should have convinced Americans that the Dems were attempting to resolve the issue of millions of undocumented workers. Whether or not you actually believe it is even an issue, it certainly was a political issue that had to be dealt with. And are you seriously arguing that the Dems did an even passable job at trying to counter disinformation about the issue until late in the game?
  12. It's exactly as I say precisely because Trump won, he's got the courts, we already know their rulings will be activist in Trumps favor. And it's all dripping with hate. In another environment there wouldn't be the threat of a constitutional "reassessment".
  13. The point that our policy was a practical one when we are a country that murdered a race of people and then didn't want to deal with the paperwork of documenting waves of immigrants from many countries. Now, a likely majority of people in this country would be happy to impose at least some kind of administrative burden upon immigrants. Whether that is asylum or one parent going through a legal immigrations process, etc. Dems put this as an issue of "you either hate immigrants or you don't". That's not the way most people, even the non-haters view it. I understand that it's a constitutional issue, but to not view it as a policy issue, given the present makeup of the court, is certainly sticking your head in the sand.
  14. Every Country with Unrestricted Birthright Citizenship (jus soli😞 The following countries have unrestricted birthright citizenship: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Child, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Nuances of birthright citizenship Interestingly, nearly every nation that offers birthright citizenship is located in North or South America. This is considered by many scholars to have begun in colonial times, in which European countries eager to populate their settlements in the "New World" established more lenient and immigration-friendly citizenship policies. It should also be noted that birthright citizenship often has at least one exception: The children of foreign ambassadors or other diplomats serving in a country for work are frequently excluded. Countries with Birthright Citizenship 2024
  15. It's all so exciting. Going to be fun to see the Dems fighting back, Colin Allred-style.
  16. The majority of Hispanics voted for Kamala. I'd be curious as to the percentage of Hispanics who voted who give a shit about Spanish language versions of shit. Or who are indifferent to or in favor of making English the official language.
  17. Based on the text of the 22nd Amendment, I think most surly lawyers could argue that the terms have to be consecutive. The terms shall be capped at two, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be two. Three shalt thou not count, neither count thou one, excepting that thou then proceed to two. Four is right out. Once the number two, being the second number, be reached, then the cap is reached.
  18. Whether sound legal theory, good time to ask ourselves 1) Is it good policy? 2) Would it be good policy if we actually had a reasonable immigration policy? Trump gets an A+ for actually bringing the issues to the forefront. Unfortunately, it looks like we have the most cowardly congress ever in session, so the timing isn't particularly sweet.
  19. I'd ask him if he had the recipe for that Viet-Na-Mese shrimp because I want to have some and never have to prove my manhood ever again.
  20. I disagree to the extent that this is the end of even lip service to federal characteristic based affirmative action (other than disability). This has a tremendous upside despite the potential short-term pain, primarily by allowing the left to avoid an increasingly difficult argument. And to focus on color blind economic disparities. I'm not saying there the legacy of discrimination isn't with us. I'm saying that the debate, as structured around affirmative action and reparations is unwinnable. If the Left had taken the lead on this - a similar executive order with an economic-based replacement -- over the last two decades they could have accomplished something, and really solidified their political appeal, just like they could have with tailored solutions to immigration and climate change.
  21. When you have no meat, you should eat fowl.
  22. I keep waiting for Young Mr. Katanga to show up. I could deal with a two or three episode sidetrack if he's involved.
  23. Shit, I'd be cool with running off with her after one minute.
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