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Comment by insane_dreamer

1 year ago

Isn't this something Congress would have to pass a law on? EO's can be overturned by the next President.

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verdverm  1 year ago

The 14th Amendment is already the law. SCOTUS has previously ruled that the exception to birthright are quite narrow. This EO is all about getting the case back to SCOTUS so they can change a previous ruling.

Legal Eagle has a good rundown of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knH3v5aEe_g

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