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Opinion | Birthright citizenship overreach by the Supreme Court ends term: washingtonpost.com/opinions/20:

> A more modest ruling, relying on those statutes, would have left the constitutional issue for a future court to consider if and when Congress deliberates on the issue and decides to change the rules.

I use to pay for a WaPo subscription, but their takeover by rightwing extremists ruined it. Imagine wringing hands because SCOTUS made a ruling based on a plain reading of the Constitution.

The Washington PostOpinion | The Supreme Court’s birthright overreachThe case could have been decided on narrower grounds.
Tekniquelly correct@tek@freeradical.zone

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Thought experiment for my fellow Americans: could you prove your own citizenship without birthright? I can't. I was born in the US. Were my parents citizens? I'm pretty sure: they were born in the US. But to citizens? I think so! My grandparents were born here, too. But were *their* parents citizens?

Ironically, only relatively recent immigrants can actually prove their citizenship. None of the rest of us could prove that our ancestors were here legally.

Jul 4, 2026, 18:14 UTCen