Pressed late last year to promise not to abuse #power…, Trump said that he would not be a #dictator “except for Day One,” vowing to close the southern #border & expand #oil #drilling.
“A lot but not all of what #Trump says he wants to do on day one is going to be #illegal or impractical,” said Steve Vladeck, a constitutional #law expert at Georgetown…“But even the illegal stuff might go into effect for some time, & he might actually succeed in pushing the law in his direction.”
#Trump made sweeping promises in his 2016 campaign, too. On his first day in the WH, he signed a largely symbolic order kicking off his attempts to dismantle the #AffordableCareAct & ordered a freeze on all pending government #regulations until his admin could review them. He also nixed a plan to reduce fees on certain federal #mortgages. Soon after, he rolled out more-aggressive policies, such as his restrictions on travel from countries with substantial #Muslim populations.
#Trump centered his 2016 campaign on anti-#immigrant rhetoric, & he is doing so again this year. He has made more unique day-one promises related to this topic than any other, acc/to The Post’s analysis.
The 2 promises he brings up most often — “begin the largest #deportation operation in American history” & “eliminate every open borders policy of the Biden administration” — signal a harsh crackdown on #immigration but offer few details on specific actions.
Presidents have broad power to shape #immigration policies under the #Constitution & federal immigration #law…. But presidents must adhere to constitutional protections such as #DueProcess when enacting immigration policies. #Trump’s promise to conduct #MassDeportations would face #legal challenges on this front, as well as logistical hurdles that would make an immediate large-scale #deportation infeasible. Advocates have also condemned the plan as #inhumane.
Another day-one promise #Trump has made on immigration is to end #birthright #citizenship, a bedrock principle of American #CivilRights enshrined in the #14thAmendment. Experts broadly agree that such a move would require a constitutional amendment proposed by #Congress & ratified by ¾ of the states.
Even if #Trump attempted to eliminate #birthright #citizenship for certain groups through executive actions — by directing states not to issue birth certificates, for example — it would probably be immediately halted in court, said Omar Jadwat, dir of the #ACLU #ImmigrantsRights Project.
“There are a bunch of ways you could try it,” Jadwat said, “but it’s impossible to imagine any court allowing something so blatantly unconstitutional to happen.”
@DoomsdaysCW That's a nice conspiracy theory you've got there.
@volkris Maybe try a search for #ImpeachClarenceThomas and #KochBrothers and #JusticeKennedy. Just for laughs.
@DoomsdaysCW oh I've seen plenty of that nonsense.
It would be laughable if it wasn't so sad that so many people buy into it when the Supreme Court rulings are right there in the public record for anybody to read for themselves, which is the whole point of them being public, which would quickly debunk all of those nutty conspiracy theories.
