Armani? Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Quote The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) has cited the infamous 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, which stated that enslaved people weren't citizens, to argue that Vice President Kamala Harris is ineligible to run for president according to the Constitution. The group also challenged the right of Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley to appear on Republican primary ballots. An originalist and strict constructionist understanding of the Constitution in the Scalia and Thomas tradition, as well as precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court cases ... have found that a 'Natural Born Citizen' is defined as a person born on American soil of parents who are both citizens of the United States at the time of the child's birth," the document states. The group then cites six cases including Dred Scott v Sandford. The 1857 ruling came a few years before the 1861 outbreak of the US Civil War over the issue of slavery, stating that enslaved people could not be citizens, meaning that they couldn't expect to receive any protection from the courts or the federal government. The ruling also said that Congress did not have the power to ban slavery from a federal territory. The NFRA's platform document argued that "Several states, candidates, and major political parties have ignored this fundamental Presidential qualification, including candidates Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Kamala Harris whose parents were not American citizens at the time of their birth." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-president-supreme-court-b2601364.html 1
Hector Posted August 28 Posted August 28 Not hiding how disgustingly racist they are at all. Oh this party is crumbling 1
réveuse Posted August 28 Posted August 28 (edited) Pure and full-on racism. There is no reason why Kamala isn't eligible to run for president. In fact, I'd say she's more qualified than the Orange Cult Leader since he is a convicted felon! There's a reason why everybody calls them weird. Edited August 28 by réveuse 3 1
dumbsparce Posted August 28 Posted August 28 Wtf why is this law still active in the first place? Can they really technically stop her from running if they find proof she's a descendant of slaves?
Armani? Posted August 28 Author Posted August 28 19 minutes ago, dumbsparce said: Wtf why is this law still active in the first place? Can they really technically stop her from running if they find proof she's a descendant of slaves? It's not in effect, the 13 & 14th amendment overruled it But they'll probably try to get the Supreme Court to overthrow the 14th amendment sometime in the future which gives citizenship to formerly enslaved people & anyone born in the US. 1
Princess Aurora Posted August 28 Posted August 28 Are we surprised? Anyway, it's not gonna happen...This is the GOP being delusional as always
king_queen Posted August 28 Posted August 28 Atp hate speech like this deserves serious jail time This has gotten way out of hand
Hephaestus Posted August 28 Posted August 28 When you have to cite a 18-f*cking-57 racist court ruling to make a point you've really, truly lost the plot. In a better world people even entertaining sh*t like this would be jailed but alas here we are. 1
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