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'All Are Now Vulnerable': Legal Scholars Alarmed as DOJ Begins Push to Denaturalize Citizens (www.commondreams.org)

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"Anyone could be prioritized," a spokesperson for the ACLU told Common Dreams. "It's really chilling."

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"The Civil Division shall prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law"

There are no cases permitted by law!!! The 14th amendment outlines that anyone born or naturalized in the US is a citizen. There are no constitutional mechanisms to reverse this. I know we are past the point where shouting "it's against the law!" matters, but damn...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago

Fraud is the only exception in the law. But since law is dead in the US, it doesn't really matter.