Vaquera Elisa
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Daughter of the American West. For Union and for Liberty. No Kings But Christ.
Pinned
You WILL pay your fair share of taxes
You WILL take a govt job through a 3rd New Deal program
You WILL attend a mainline lib church
You WILL respect trans people's pronouns
You WILL turn off the podcasters, Twitch streamers, and op-ed columnists
You WILL be imbued with republican civic virtue
You WILL take a govt job through a 3rd New Deal program
You WILL attend a mainline lib church
You WILL respect trans people's pronouns
You WILL turn off the podcasters, Twitch streamers, and op-ed columnists
You WILL be imbued with republican civic virtue
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Bingham brings in Charles Sumner’s famous “Freedom National; Slavery Sectional” argument here.
December 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bingham brings in Charles Sumner’s famous “Freedom National; Slavery Sectional” argument here.
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Just in case the message wasn’t entirely clear, Bingham circled back to this theme of birthright citizenship toward the end of his speech.
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Just in case the message wasn’t entirely clear, Bingham circled back to this theme of birthright citizenship toward the end of his speech.
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It is notable that Bingham opened his speech by framing the 14th Amendment as a consequence of a war to throughly vanquish (and atone for) the system of slavery, and he includes in this the principle that “all persons born within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be citizens thereof.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is notable that Bingham opened his speech by framing the 14th Amendment as a consequence of a war to throughly vanquish (and atone for) the system of slavery, and he includes in this the principle that “all persons born within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be citizens thereof.”
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“It is known the world over that the American experiment of representative government rested upon the great fact that all men, irrespective of race, color or origin…were equal in the rights of person….,” said Bingham.
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“It is known the world over that the American experiment of representative government rested upon the great fact that all men, irrespective of race, color or origin…were equal in the rights of person….,” said Bingham.
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“Let no one answer what I have said by the state cry, `This is a white man’s government!‘,” continued Bingham. ”Let it be borne in mind that this is the government of men representing every people and kindred and tongue under the whole heavens…”
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Let no one answer what I have said by the state cry, `This is a white man’s government!‘,” continued Bingham. ”Let it be borne in mind that this is the government of men representing every people and kindred and tongue under the whole heavens…”
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On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
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We took it for granted back then, but "perchance greatly their superiors in all the attainments and virtues which adorn, or elevate, or ennoble human nature" contains more wokeness than a modern politician will get in his whole lifetime
On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We took it for granted back then, but "perchance greatly their superiors in all the attainments and virtues which adorn, or elevate, or ennoble human nature" contains more wokeness than a modern politician will get in his whole lifetime
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Big thing that's inspiring about zohran mamdani is that he unapologetically makes the case that immigrants and immigration are great, in a time when the rest of the political class is somewhere between "SECURE THE BORDER" and "KILL THEM ALL"
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Big thing that's inspiring about zohran mamdani is that he unapologetically makes the case that immigrants and immigration are great, in a time when the rest of the political class is somewhere between "SECURE THE BORDER" and "KILL THEM ALL"
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A future D Secretary of Defense - should one ever come - will need to suspend the clearance of every last person affiliated with a16z, 8VC, Founders, & Sequoia and pull clearances from every portfolio company pending comprehensive drug testing, financial review, & CI screening.
It’s going to hurt.
It’s going to hurt.
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A future D Secretary of Defense - should one ever come - will need to suspend the clearance of every last person affiliated with a16z, 8VC, Founders, & Sequoia and pull clearances from every portfolio company pending comprehensive drug testing, financial review, & CI screening.
It’s going to hurt.
It’s going to hurt.
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Personally, I would like a society. Not a society as a service
I'm ok with an annual payment called 'taxes'
I'm ok with an annual payment called 'taxes'
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Personally, I would like a society. Not a society as a service
I'm ok with an annual payment called 'taxes'
I'm ok with an annual payment called 'taxes'
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the absolute funniest, most pathetic people this decade will be the ones who all this time insisted that Trump was hard to figure out
I refuse to hand it to Cuellar but this is hysterical
is there no honor among comically corrupt politicians? what is the world coming to?!
is there no honor among comically corrupt politicians? what is the world coming to?!
ok look Henry Cuellar sucks but this is pretty funny he took the pardon now Trump has no leverage over him so he filed to run again and Trump is losing it
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
the absolute funniest, most pathetic people this decade will be the ones who all this time insisted that Trump was hard to figure out
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The notion that economic rationality is non-ideological is, of course, wrong; but that isn’t the form that motivates ideological climate denial, being something altogether more sinister.
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The notion that economic rationality is non-ideological is, of course, wrong; but that isn’t the form that motivates ideological climate denial, being something altogether more sinister.
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We need to develop an understanding that climate denial is first and foremost ideological and not driven by the supposed ‘non-ideology’ of rational self-interest/greed
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We need to develop an understanding that climate denial is first and foremost ideological and not driven by the supposed ‘non-ideology’ of rational self-interest/greed
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More generally, we need to understand when they say they will run universities, or governments, or even society itself “like a business”, they do not mean by way of economic interests and short-term profit, but by way of authoritarian make-believe and conspiracisms more real than reality itself
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
More generally, we need to understand when they say they will run universities, or governments, or even society itself “like a business”, they do not mean by way of economic interests and short-term profit, but by way of authoritarian make-believe and conspiracisms more real than reality itself
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They’ve been through the whole process. They’ve been approved. They show up to swear allegiance and become citizens, but ICE pulls them out of line.
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
They’ve been through the whole process. They’ve been approved. They show up to swear allegiance and become citizens, but ICE pulls them out of line.
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The Constitutional language ratified to say "fuck you, specifically" to the Dred Scott ruling...
Explicitly nullifying a Civil War amendment is an implicit attempt to restart the Civil War.
Explicitly nullifying a Civil War amendment is an implicit attempt to restart the Civil War.
December 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The Constitutional language ratified to say "fuck you, specifically" to the Dred Scott ruling...
Explicitly nullifying a Civil War amendment is an implicit attempt to restart the Civil War.
Explicitly nullifying a Civil War amendment is an implicit attempt to restart the Civil War.
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If the Court arbitrarily strikes down this key part of the fourteenth amendment, I think Americans lose any moral obligation to show any allegiance to the laws enforced by a fundamentally lawless regime
Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
If the Court arbitrarily strikes down this key part of the fourteenth amendment, I think Americans lose any moral obligation to show any allegiance to the laws enforced by a fundamentally lawless regime
If the court decides to rule against birthright citizenship there is exactly one proper response and it is one that I am not allowed to describe
Suffice to say it’s in the vein of an old East German joke about telephone handsets
Suffice to say it’s in the vein of an old East German joke about telephone handsets
The only legitimate judicial response to challenges to birthright citizenship is “what, are you kidding, it’s in the Constitution.”
Though that also was the only possible legitimate response to claims that the president is above the law and cannot face punishment for crimes he definitely committed.
Though that also was the only possible legitimate response to claims that the president is above the law and cannot face punishment for crimes he definitely committed.
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If the court decides to rule against birthright citizenship there is exactly one proper response and it is one that I am not allowed to describe
Suffice to say it’s in the vein of an old East German joke about telephone handsets
Suffice to say it’s in the vein of an old East German joke about telephone handsets
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This is no accident, which is why guys like Miller make a point of referring to “descendants” of illegal immigrants, not just children. The idea is that everyone’s citizenship is provisional until the minute your local ICE agent decides otherwise.
No "birthright citizenship" means nobody can prove they are a citizen. If you have any immigrant ancestor and you cannot prove lawful status at that time, even if it was 1830, you citizenship is in doubt.
Take this as far back as you like. The maximal consequence is that everyone must show a chain of citizenship or lawful permanent residency at time of birth for every ancestor to the point of immigration.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This is no accident, which is why guys like Miller make a point of referring to “descendants” of illegal immigrants, not just children. The idea is that everyone’s citizenship is provisional until the minute your local ICE agent decides otherwise.
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No "birthright citizenship" means nobody can prove they are a citizen. If you have any immigrant ancestor and you cannot prove lawful status at that time, even if it was 1830, you citizenship is in doubt.
Take this as far back as you like. The maximal consequence is that everyone must show a chain of citizenship or lawful permanent residency at time of birth for every ancestor to the point of immigration.
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
No "birthright citizenship" means nobody can prove they are a citizen. If you have any immigrant ancestor and you cannot prove lawful status at that time, even if it was 1830, you citizenship is in doubt.
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23 people have died in ICE custody.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
23 people have died in ICE custody.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
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A reminder that "we just want immigrants to come here the *right* way!" was always a lie
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A reminder that "we just want immigrants to come here the *right* way!" was always a lie
When these people refer to “the Constitution” or “the Bible”, they are making reference to another text than the Constitution or Bible that actually exist, rather to some other image of a sheaf of rustling brown paper with vague black squiggles on it that exists only in their minds
Birthright citizenship is embedded directly in the Constitution, written so plainly that even children understand it. The only real confusion here is coming from the person making the claim below.
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
When these people refer to “the Constitution” or “the Bible”, they are making reference to another text than the Constitution or Bible that actually exist, rather to some other image of a sheaf of rustling brown paper with vague black squiggles on it that exists only in their minds
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Birthright citizenship is embedded directly in the Constitution, written so plainly that even children understand it. The only real confusion here is coming from the person making the claim below.
December 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Birthright citizenship is embedded directly in the Constitution, written so plainly that even children understand it. The only real confusion here is coming from the person making the claim below.
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The people pushing for the elimination of birthright citizenship are currently committing atrocities against immigrants within our country's borders and murdering fishermen overseas. This cannot be ethically discussed as an abstract legal question. There is no law here, only a fascist will to power.
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The people pushing for the elimination of birthright citizenship are currently committing atrocities against immigrants within our country's borders and murdering fishermen overseas. This cannot be ethically discussed as an abstract legal question. There is no law here, only a fascist will to power.