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cosmicgadgettoday at 5:57 PM2 repliesview on HN

The timing coincides with her office getting embarrassed in front of the Supreme Court, with Trump in artendance.

P2025 had a plan but it was always going to struggle against the president's personality issues.


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CodeWriter23today at 6:03 PM

Also with Swallwell becoming aware the FBI had him under investigation. And he and Bondi are buds.

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quickthrowmantoday at 6:53 PM

Trying to argue the 14th amendment doesn’t read as plainly as it does was a no-win situation. The government would have to argue it does not have jurisdiction (subject to the jurisdiction thereof) over illegal immigrants which would seemingly (IANAL) mean they’re immune to prosecution for any crime.

You could probably find a hair splitting argument that the child must be born in an actual ‘State’, but aside from that, jus soli citizenship is pretty clearly part of the constitution.

That being said, Pam Bondi was very bad at her job.

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