Are politicians who undermine the Constitution a serious threat?

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[AviatorTom]

The video is about birthright citizenship, so I'll keep my comments on that topic.

There is nothing in the US Constitution that describes birthright citizenship. In fact, though the Constitution mentions the word citizen eleven times, nowhere does it define what constitutes a citizen.

After the American Civil War, when slavery was abolished, there was an effort to ensure that former slaves were treated as citizens, and the 14th Amendment was adopted on July 28, 1868, as part of the Reconstruction Amendments following the Civil War. Its primary purpose was to extend the rights and protections of citizenship to formerly enslaved individuals and to ensure that all citizens, regardless of race, were afforded equal protection under the law.

Little did its proponents envision that the amendment would be used, years later, to grant citizenship to illegals and others who just happened to be born in the United States, yet that's the way it has been interpreted over the years.

Of the 200+ countries in the world, only 32 offer unrestricted birthright citizenship, while another 32 offer some form of restricted birthright citizenship. That's about 30% of countries, which means that he US is justified in at least reconsidering its stance of birthright citizenship, as many other countries have done.

[goaded]

And what would be required in the US to legally stop providing birthright citizenship?

[madhatters4]

absolutely a threat to our nation. Probably why he's increasingly unpopular

[katiesmuff]

Yes especially if another branch shut them down as is going on right now. Our House of Representees and our Senate is filled with absolute COWARDS who are afraid to buck the clown leading the show.

[FreyaRed]

Yep. They are traitors and need to be hanged

[Cidknee]

Possibly, they are definitely a pain in the ass! They already got one senator shot and caused a looney to kill a completely gentle and Christian man in front of his kids and wife. So their words, their lies definitely caused great harm to some individuals. I guess they have caused quite a lot of hell for this country with all of the lies and frame-ups of the sitting president.
Hang'em!

[Snakeyes7]

Not without good reason. I don't agree with doing away with birthright citizenship, but I'd amend it to have it only apply to cases where the child's parents are both citizens (yes, that includes naturalized I can't believe I have to say that) and not foreigners. I might even give leeway in which only one of the parents must be a citizen so long as the other is on the path to citizenship.

[Berethor]

The Constitution was made by Humans, not God, I firmly believe in Right of Blood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis

[exitseven]

Yes, doing something like ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to forgive student loans in an effort to buy votes you are setting a dangerous precedent.

[DryGermanGuy]

In the sense that they undermine a democracy, yes.

[snowboarder720]

Absolutely. The constitution is what this nation is build upon.

[Sal_Monella]

They are a but I don't consider them a threat. Both Obama and Biden violated the Constitution repeatedly during their administrations.

[Pterodon]

The only ones I see a threat is the radical left. They do not believe in protecting America or Americans. See my polls

[msc545]

People like this are traitors to our country and criminals who belong in prison.

[Mike_Hum]

Nothing in that clip undermines the constitution.

[888theGreat]

Trump is. He has done away with the rule of law and US could end up in anarchy

[goaded]

No, not anarchy, fascism. There won't be any freedom.

[Anonymous]

Did you forget when the Democrats wanted to get rid of the constitution and the Supreme Court? 🤣

[Hagar88]

More like Judges

[Dargil]

Obama? Biden? GWBush?

[FunkyMonkee]

Very much so!!

[beefcakebradybatson]

D**N SKIPPY !!!

[4ngelic]

obviously