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A federal judge has once again thrown a wrench into President Trump’s plans to address birthright citizenship, proving that the courts appear to be a favorite playground for those venting their anti-Trump frustration. Maryland District Judge Deborah Boardman has extended a 14-day injunction on Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting automatic citizenship for children born on US soil to non-citizen parents. In essence, she maintains that every baby born in the good old US of A gets a citizenship card at birth, as if it were the scene of a new reality show: “Lifetime Citizenship: No Questions Asked.”
This ruling isn’t merely a slap on the wrist; it throws a pesky roadblock in front of Trump’s efforts to enforce stricter immigration policies and bolster border security. Boardman’s logic seems simple enough for anyone who isn’t munched on the liberal’s “rules—except for Trump” diet: the law and tradition of the country state that nearly every baby born on US soil is automatically a citizen. Of course, tradition is upheld with all the vigor of a textbook definition on the left side of the aisle, while dismissing any actual concerns over a broken immigration system.
The ruling brings with it the joyful news that the court process could take months or even years, ensuring that endless debates about who does and does not get American citizenship will occupy our political arena. Meanwhile, states run by Democrats eagerly jumped on the anti-Trump bandwagon, with 22 of their attorneys general spearheading this lawsuit against his executive order. It seems that states like California and New York prefer to spend taxpayer money keeping the traditional bureaucratic wheel spinning rather than addressing practical concerns at the border.
In an ironic twist, the legal argument hinges on interpretations of the 14th Amendment—a discussion originally intended to guarantee citizenship to the freed slaves and their descendants. Trump himself had suggested this very point, remarking that the amendment was never designed to extend to everyone arriving by plane or galloping through the Rio Grande. It is a peculiar irony that many in the judiciary now act as if they are the guardians of the country’s traditions, when their illustrations of those traditions seem based on convenience rather than a full understanding of history.
BREAKING: Federal Judges Block Trump Executive Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
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Echoing Boardman’s sentiment, Judge John Coughenour, who was appointed by Ronald Reagan, similarly struck down Trump’s border security efforts with dramatic flair. Coughenour accused the Trump administration of treating the rule of law like an inconvenient obstacle to be dismissed whenever convenient. One could almost hear the murmurs of agreement from the left as he dramatically coined this courtroom scene as a “bright beacon” for the rule of law. Meanwhile, conservatives can only wonder when this beacon will shine on defenses of our borders and those who actually follow the laws of this country.
It looks like President Trump’s battle to rein in birthright citizenship will continue to bob along the rocky seas of the court system. With one judge after another contradicting his directives under the guise of judicial propriety, it leaves one to ponder if this is about legal principles or simply another chapter in the ongoing saga of the Democrats’ crusade against anything resembling Trump’s America First agenda.
