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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is not a new idea in Conservative circles. I remember having debates wih people 30 years ago, who voted for goobers like Bob Dole, George Pataki and Al D'Amato, who insisted that the rights in the Bill of Rights only applied to citizens, and foreigners in our country had no rights whatsoever.

And since Trump has decided that Omar's citizenship application is fraudulent, in his mind she never was a citizen, so is subject to the same treatment.

You see? It makes total sense, if you're a xenophobic moron!

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 41 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or Bush senior saying that he doesn't know if atheists should be considered citizens.

[–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Christianity needs to be treated like a mental health pandemic

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Religion are the worse and need to be regulated to prevent harm.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

Its already regulated. Problem is just that no one cares to enforce it.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

You spelled eliminated wrong

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

"The right of the people to be... "

"No person shall be held to answer..."

"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall..."

And so on.

I don't see a single mention of citizen in there, only the people, person, the accused which are words that can refer to anyone citizen or not.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's really simple, those who aren't US citizens, aren't people - according to MAGA.

[–] tquid@piefed.ca 3 points 1 day ago

~~citizens~~ white, straight, Christian men

FTFY

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Well, if you don't consider immigrants to be people...

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

The idea of non-citizens having different rights (not none, but a very different set) is pretty well-established. But the courts have also long upheld that it's all or nothing. Once you become a citizen, you have all of those rights. If you renounce, you lose them all. There is very little wiggle room on the subject.

Trump decided she wasn't a citizen long before there was any question of fraud. That happened the moment she refused to kneel to him. The rest is just about how he can reach his goal of destroying anyone that would challenge him.