The Supreme Court, at President Trump’s behest, will reconsider the bedrock American principle of birthright citizenship on Wednesday in the biggest case of the term, United States v. Barbara.
The administration is trying to exclude the children of “temporary visitors” and “illegal aliens,” arguing that they lack sufficient loyalty to the United States to deserve its protections. Such an argument, should the Court accept it, would pervert the understanding of American citizenship that has reigned for 128 years.
Next up I guess
Trump signs order on mail-in ballots and federally run voter lists as critics vow legal challenges - CBS News
Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring states to impose stricter mail-in voting rules and directing his administration to create a list of confirmed U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state.
The additional requirements, made without any action by Congress, are all but certain to face challenges in the courts. It’s not clear whether or how the order will affect the midterm primary elections, which are already underway in many states.
“Heritage” Americans?
As a birthright citizen and the daughter of two immigrants, this topic is personal to me. If TSF is allowed to unilaterally change the constitition and decide who can and cannot be a citizen, there will be no impediment to another president doing the same. And next time they might decide that POC can’t be citizens anymore, or people with brown eyes or who were born on Wednesday or more likely, those who don’t vote the right way. I hope SCOTUS will deign to uphold the plain text of the constitution - unfortunately, they don’t have a very good track record on that.
Memo to: SCOTUS
From: America
Subject: Dissent and the U.S. Constitution
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
Will this be a “moving forward” type of decision or do they hope to figure out if they can deport “anchor” babies? Are the babies of these babies naturalized? How far back do you go? Since the founding of the Country?