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By doing so, Trump and Hegseth defied the plain text of the statute, which appears to envision cooperation, not conflict, between the governor and the president.

“As our responses to the United States Department of Education state, and as the plain text of state and federal laws affirm, there is nothing unlawful about broad core values such as diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Three more issued injunctions against the president’s effort to scratch birthright citizenship out of the plain text of the Constitution.

But birthright citizenship is unique: a fundamental right at the heart of our constitutional order, rooted in the plain text and original meaning of the 14th Amendment, enshrined in well over a century of precedent and practice.

“As a conservative, I’m a believer in following the plain text of the Constitution, and I think in this case the 14th Amendment is pretty clear, and that would involve a very, very lengthy constitutional process,” he said.