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WA AG "If he tries, we will immediately take him to court -- and defeat him again."
Washington AG Bob Ferguson says state will sue if Trump tries to overturn birthright citizenship
Originally published October 30, 2018
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says his office will immediately sue the Trump administration if the president follows through on plans to end birthright citizenship by executive order.
In a statement Tuesday, Ferguson, a Democrat viewed as a possible 2020 candidate for governor, echoed many critics of President Donald Trump’s claim that he could end citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizens by fiat, without amending the Constitution.
“No matter how much he may want to appeal to the alt-right, President Trump can’t alter the Constitution through executive order. If he tries, we will immediately take him to court — and defeat him again,” Ferguson said.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-ag-bob-ferguson-says-state-will-sue-if-trump-tries-to-overturn-birthright-citizenship/
Originally published October 30, 2018
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says his office will immediately sue the Trump administration if the president follows through on plans to end birthright citizenship by executive order.
In a statement Tuesday, Ferguson, a Democrat viewed as a possible 2020 candidate for governor, echoed many critics of President Donald Trump’s claim that he could end citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizens by fiat, without amending the Constitution.
“No matter how much he may want to appeal to the alt-right, President Trump can’t alter the Constitution through executive order. If he tries, we will immediately take him to court — and defeat him again,” Ferguson said.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-ag-bob-ferguson-says-state-will-sue-if-trump-tries-to-overturn-birthright-citizenship/
