General Discussion

struggle4progress

(122,847 posts) Thu Apr 17, 2025, 04:35 PM Apr 17

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over birthright citizenship order

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over birthright citizenship order (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 17 OP

I'm no lawyer, but I have an argument for them: It is spelled out clearly in our Constitution. Midnight Writer Apr 17 #1

Our lawn guy was born here. usedtobedemgurl Apr 17 #2

So does that mean Russian birth tourism in U.S. is shut down and all those babies are sent back to Russia?? NCDem47 Apr 17 #3

Why are they having oral arguments? spanone Apr 17 #4

That's the way it works. SCOTUS hears oral arguments then eventually makes a ruling. elocs Apr 17 #5

So I guess we'll see if this SCOTUS is willing to overturn Crunchy Frog Apr 17 #6

Midnight Writer

(23,744 posts)

1. I'm no lawyer, but I have an argument for them: It is spelled out clearly in our Constitution.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 04:50 PM

Apr 17

usedtobedemgurl

(1,652 posts)

2. Our lawn guy was born here.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 04:56 PM

Apr 17

He thinks he is safe because of that. I worry for him and his father.

NCDem47

(2,784 posts)

3. So does that mean Russian birth tourism in U.S. is shut down and all those babies are sent back to Russia??

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 04:59 PM

Apr 17

spanone

(138,828 posts)

4. Why are they having oral arguments?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 05:58 PM

Apr 17

So they can throw it out?

elocs

(24,106 posts)

5. That's the way it works. SCOTUS hears oral arguments then eventually makes a ruling.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 06:52 PM

Apr 17

They don't make a decision out of thin air as much as we wish they might.

Crunchy Frog

(27,539 posts)

6. So I guess we'll see if this SCOTUS is willing to overturn

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 07:00 PM

Apr 17

An entire Constitutional ammendment.

If that happens can we agree that they're a lawless and illegitimate body?

Reply to this discussion