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Fiendish Thingy

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16. They will try to undo birthright citizenship, but they will fail. Nt

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Wed Jul 23, 2025, 01:40 PM

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Has America finally been defeated by the Confederacy? [View all] GoneOffShore Jul 23 OP

In my opinion atreides1 Jul 23 #1

It all started when in 2016 people couldn't agree Eliot Rosewater Jul 23 #2

It started far, far earlier than that LR3 Jul 23 #20

I agree but that's not what I was referring to Eliot Rosewater Jul 23 #35

Thus the Heritage Foundation... Kid Berwyn Jul 23 #3

They have been working on this since the 70s Blue Full Moon Jul 23 #36

My son says we're now The Confederacy of America. sinkingfeeling Jul 23 #4

That is what I have been thinking for a long time rurallib Jul 23 #5

And the Constitution was designed to protect the landowners and the slaveholders. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #10

The 'effin' rebs haven't beaten us yet. trump will pass... brush Jul 23 #6

I would differ with the Christian values part carpetbagger Jul 23 #7

This. Repeat as needed. Americans really don't know our own history, and the part religion has played in it... Hekate Jul 23 #13

I did put Christian values in quotes, so I am totally aware of the part that Christianity played GoneOffShore Jul 23 #15

What the fuck are we "united" under as Americans? We aren't united under jack-shit. Not even goddamn anti-"child rape"" SoFlaBro Jul 23 #8

You must be young Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #9

Totally agree with you. And they're going to undo birthright citizenship. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #12

They will try to undo birthright citizenship, but they will fail. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #16

Watch the video. They're going to try and may well succeed. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #17

I don't get my news from clickbait sources Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #19

Stoermer is not 'click bait'. He's an accredited historian with a solid background. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #21

He is a content creator Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #23

That path was opened by the last SC decision. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #27

An amendment is not a "precedent" Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #30

Stoermer largely ignores the legal framework in favor of the political Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #28

It's how they interepret the amendment that is the important bit. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #29

I can read plain English Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #32

Continue believing that they won't dare. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #34

It's not a question of whether they won't dare Fiendish Thingy Jul 23 #37

We've heard talks of a 'Blue Tsunami' before, if Republicans did this or that. Haven't seen it materialize. GoneOffShore Jul 24 #38

The 1866 midterms put paid to Johnson's attempts to scupper Reconstruction. The Compromise of 1877 is what set in motion Celerity Jul 23 #26

No - they won the peace for 100 years JustAnotherGen Jul 23 #11

I wish that LBJ had done more. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #14

I'm speaking as a Black Woman born in 1973 JustAnotherGen Jul 23 #18

I don't denigrate what LBJ did. GoneOffShore Jul 23 #22

A Confederacy of Dunces maybe... Wounded Bear Jul 23 #24

Two book recommendations for you misanthrope Jul 23 #25

This isn't the Confederate States of America ITAL Jul 23 #31

Yes! SocialDemocrat61 Jul 23 #33