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WASHINGTON, Jan 20 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders declaring illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, designating criminal cartels as terrorist organizations, and targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally.

Trump also signed an order expected to suspend the U.S. refugee resettlement program for four months, although the text of the orders was not immediately available.

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[–] RedColossus@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

He CAN’T do that, the constitution, the 14th amendment, and precedent!!!

Finally liberals are realizing that the constitution is just a piece of paper and can’t actually enforce anything. I had a political science professor who told us that any paper or exam that said that the government “can’t” do something, would get an automatic F, he said that the government is nothing but the diplomatic wing to avoid using the definition of government power… which is the monopoly on the “legitimate” use of force. Things can be unpopular, not worth pursuing, or better done via other means, but no piece of paper anywhere can block the government’s thugs from saying, “RULES CHANGED, ASSHOLE, NOW OBEY OR DIE.”

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 day ago

lol the fetishization of the constitution is so cringe in liberal democracies.

[–] footfaults@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 day ago

“John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it,”