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Birthright Citizenship Under Fire | Charleston News
Senator Mike Lee blasts the Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding birthright citizenship as “suicidal,” sparking renewed debate over the Fourteenth Amendment’s original intent. While Chief Justice Roberts insists the amendment was designed to grant full political rights to all free-born Americans, Lee and other Republicans argue the Court misreads history, calling it a “suicide pact.” The decision reaffirms that most people born in the U.S. are citizens — a principle rooted in post-Civil War efforts to expand democracy — but it’s likely to fuel ongoing political friction, especially among…
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