He's pretty clear about what he wants: roll back the 14A and return to the original founding. Imagine that. He still sees himself as culturally tied to that original America, but that culture has been constitutionally repudiated over and over again through the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments, each one a formal rejection of some core part of what the founders originally established. The America he's romanticizing is one where women couldn't vote, Black people were enslaved, and birthright citizenship didn't exist for anyone who wasn't the right race. That's the "birthright" he's mourning.
if there was some way to cleanly separate blue cities and blue states from red ones/MAGA, I’d be all for #6
As someone who navigates the complexities of identity in the United States, I can tell you that the reason a person whose parents came from China won't be seen as truly American comes down to a deep-rooted social reality: people who look different stick out. Legally, anyone born here or naturalized is 100% American. But socially, the lived experience is often very different. Despite the undeniable progress this country has made through the civil rights movement, we are still a society that discriminates based on both skin color and culture.
If there is cultural similarity and racial similarity, you will get an actual melting pot effect. And for most, culture matches the importance of race so someone can look different but if they speak English and practice similar religions, they're more likely to be accepted. The reality is, we live in a cosmopolitan salad bowl rather than a melting pot.
My shocked face that Thomas voted against this......I have never been a fan of packing the court, but these obvious grifters (Thomas and Alito) should have some type of "ethics" clause that they adhere to...................they have been bought and paid for and now openly root for Project 2025, just as maga has allowed their racism to be front and center, the court is doing the same Good Lord maga is corrupt AF
Uncle Thomas is a white man in blackface and is the most corrupt judge on the SC out here doing work for the white supremacists with almost every decision…this level of cooning typically comes from childhood or adolescent trauma
"Damn, this line is so ****ing slow. And then, after I recover from sterilization, I still have to go through customs."
