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  • The Constitution, of course

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 12 12:32:27 2025
    "The Constitution, of course, grants Congress no express power to
    strip people of their citizenship, whether, in the exercise of the
    implied power to regulate foreign affairs or in the exercise of any specifically granted power." - Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967).

    https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3ltru6lynx22p

    AI Overview

    Afroyim v. Rusk (1967) is a landmark Supreme Court case that
    established that the U.S. government cannot revoke a citizen's
    citizenship without their consent. The case involved Beys Afroyim, a naturalized U.S. citizen who voted in an Israeli election and
    subsequently had his passport revoked. The Supreme Court ruled that
    the Fourteenth Amendment protects a citizen's right to retain
    citizenship unless they voluntarily relinquish it.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Jul 13 07:01:18 2025
    On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:32:27 -0500, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    "The Constitution, of course, grants Congress no express power to
    strip people of their citizenship, whether, in the exercise of the
    implied power to regulate foreign affairs or in the exercise of any >specifically granted power." - Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967).

    https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3ltru6lynx22p

    More non-sense from Trump...for suckers/losers who don't know Jack
    Schmidt.
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    President Donald Trump reignited a decades-long feud with comedian
    Rosie O'Donnell Saturday, taking to his Truth Social platform to write
    he was considering revoking her citizenship.

    "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests
    of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away
    her Citizenship," Trump wrote. "She is a Threat to Humanity, and
    should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her.
    GOD BLESS AMERICA!"

    Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown
    Law, said Saturday that Trump's threat of "coercive expatriation" was
    "patently unconstitutional."

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/politics/rosie-odonnell-donald-trump

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon Jul 14 09:39:19 2025
    On 2025-07-13, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:32:27 -0500, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests
    of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away
    her Citizenship," Trump wrote. "She is a Threat to Humanity, and
    should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her.
    GOD BLESS AMERICA!"

    Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown
    Law, said Saturday that Trump's threat of "coercive expatriation" was "patently unconstitutional."


    Meanwhile, 85 million American rednecks driving around large cars with Consitituion stickers and "We the People" stickers on the back window
    ... shrug. Turns out the only part of the Constitution they were
    interested in was the part where you get to play with a gun.

    Or, hopefully, maybe they recognize this is probably the frivolous
    rantings of a deluded old man who's annoyed with a standup comedienne.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jul 14 12:01:20 2025
    On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:39:19 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Or, hopefully, maybe they recognize this is probably the frivolous
    rantings of a deluded old man who's annoyed with a standup comedienne.

    I believe his suckers/losers only echo what they hear...comprehension
    is lacking.

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