1. Obviously a constitutional amendment opening up the presidency to all citizens would be a good idea, but that's not going to end Birtherism. Birtherism isn't about the constitution, it's about racial control, with the constitution as a pretext.https://twitter.com/micahuetricht/status/1294071997077557250 …
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3. Contingent citizenship means all non-whites -- no matter their status or how many centuries their families have been in America -- are on probation. And all whites are deputized to be racial sheriffs, with the right to ask for papers & deport for acting up.
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4. Trump's birtherism can be seen not just in comment on Obama & Harris but also questioning bias of Judge Curiel b/c of Mexican heritage & telling Squad members to "go back" to where they came from.
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5. The attack on the squad shows the underlying logic. Ayanna Pressley's family likely has roots in USA that are centuries older than Trump family. But she's black & he's white, so he has right to treat her as an alien. Only whites have the right to be nativists.
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6. More thoughts here on how white supremacy underwrites birtherism.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/birtherism-trump-racist-kamala/ …
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Weird how nobody questions alt-right hero, and worst American president, Andrew Jackson’s validity with immigrant parents born in Ireland.
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FDR basically said this.
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