A birthright citizenship fix is more important than the SAVE Act
Americast - Trump v Supreme Court: The battle over birthright citizenship - BBC Sounds
It was an historic day in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it began hearing arguments on Donald Trump's effort to ban birthright citizenship. The president began his second term in office by signing an executive order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the U.S to parents who are in the
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A birthright citizenship fix is more important than the SAVE Act
If we have no say over who has a right to American citizenship, that citizenship becomes meaningless. The Supreme Court just heard arguments in a case (Trump v. Barbara) to determine whether we are a sovereign nation or whether any invaders can trespass in our nation and unilaterally assert jurisdi
“If we have no say over who has a right to American citizenship, that citizenship becomes meaningless.”
Opens with a sweeping existential frame that equates loss of citizenship control with citizenship itself becoming 'meaningless,' establishing a narrative template through which all subsequent facts are interpreted.
“To eliminate the ability of the people to even debate the future membership of their society will spell the end of our country as a sovereign entity.”
Repeatedly frames the issue as existential threat to national sovereignty, amplifying fear that inaction will cause the country to cease existing as a sovereign entity.
“maniacal theory that the 14th Amendment codifies anchor-baby citizenship of illegal aliens”
'Maniacal theory' is emotionally charged language where a neutral description like 'interpretation of' or 'legal argument regarding' would convey the same factual content without the derisive framing.
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