Graham to introduce legislation to end birthright citizenship

[babylonsister]

Graham to introduce legislation to end birthright citizenship
By Jordain Carney - 10/30/18 11:12 AM EDT


Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said that he will introduce legislation to end birthright citizenship after President Trump suggested he wanted to do so through an executive order.

"Finally, a president willing to take on this absurd policy of birthright citizenship. I’ve always supported comprehensive immigration reform — and at the same time — the elimination of birthright citizenship," Graham said in a string of tweets.

He added that he plans "to introduce legislation along the same lines as the proposed executive order" from Trump. Congress is out of session until Nov. 13.

If Graham is going to propose legislation to amend the Constitution, his bill would need to win over not only two-thirds majorities in Congress, but also be ratified by three-quarters of the states.

His announcement comes hours after Trump said in an interview released Tuesday that he will sign an executive order intended to end the practice of birthright citizenship.

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https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/413832-graham-to-introduce-legislation-ending-birthright-citizenship?fbclid=IwAR1XZhPraCI7ZOHuqigUFe-sgYsgX5GO6V3wziEe-zPgxm2rdSAFXKhpt6E&fbclid=IwAR10sHaLGHJysM6eH6eMzPQjli1AceaDm5K-8POrU7tVbH5sUhHfYcaKxdA&fbclid=IwAR3bH5SV793epjqphM8lfjNriAhe-ZsTA8eKrGqEw7d7ivNLLEgX73vhnjU

[SWBTATTReg]

1. rump's ex order won't have any teeth in it, blatantly unconstitutional.

Thanks for posting Babylonsister.

[malthaussen]

10. Neither would legislation...

... but it isn't a matter of legality, it's a matter of what they can get away with.

-- Mal

[jpljr77]

2. Jan. 27, 2019 - Trump: I'd like to introduce my new attorney general, Lindsey "Hissyfit" Graham.

[Autumn]

3. The pee tape is real! Only it's Lindsey, not a hooker doing the peeing.

All joking aside this reeks of desperation by Trump and Graham

[qazplm135]

4. that boy ain't right

seriously, something in his widdle brain has snapped.

[Johonny]

5. I've never seen any non-racist data to demonstrate how birthright citizenship hurts America

None. This is just appeals to the lowest of the low.

[GoCubsGo]

6. He'll change his tune when Master Putin gets wind of it.

There's a whole industry of Russian women who come to the US to give birth for that very reason. They primarily come to Florida. Most of them stay in Trump's hotels while they're here. The Trumpsheviks will shut up about it once the election is over.

[mr_lebowski]

7. Probably try to carve some exemptions for cases where the skin-tone of the parents is light enough

and/or they're rich enough.

That'll keep Uncle Vlad sated ...

[GoCubsGo]

11. It doesn't matter anyway.

He can try whatever he wants. But, as has been pointed out elsewhere here on DU, changing the Constitution requires a lot more than some stupid-ass, unconstitutional legislation that won't likely even get passed.

[malthaussen]

8. Hey, Lindsey baby...

... does it occur to you that your citizenship is, ultimately, birthright citizenship?

Of course it doesn't.

-- Mal

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Smoke and mirrors, IMO. Trump only has a few days left to get and keep his base riled up and

going to the polls and Graham is doing his best to nudge them along. The faithful just love this kind of shit and will think him the bestest President ever to have thought of this move.

[GoCubsGo]

12. Yup.

I am sure that Graham knows better. He also knows that the flying monkey cult doesn't know better.

[SWBTATTReg]

16. They're getting desperate. You can tell. Just wait, they'll come up w/ other nonsense ...

before too long. It's too late to change the optics though, w/ the TRUMP nuts shooting and killing innocent people and rump denying that his language of hate is responsible. People see through this act and it is pathetic on republicans' part to try and shift the national conversation to something else. Scumbags.

[octoberlib]

13. Mid- term posturing . What an asshole.

Dems ought to do the same with the second amendment.

[pwb]

14. Congress can't change the constitution by passing a law?

Neither can Trump with an executive order. Republicans are pathetic with their ignorance of government and belief that every lie will be accepted as possible? Most people can read our entire constitution in less the half an hour. Republicans should try reading it because they seem very stupid following Trumps half assed thoughts.

[Initech]

15. God these monsters are fucking sick.