Birthright citizenship isn't some radical new idea — it's been settled law for over 128 years, rooted in the 14th Amendment specifically written to bury the logic of Dred Scott forever. Trump's executive order recycles the same exclusionary arguments the Supreme Court already rejected in 1898. Stripping citizenship from babies born on U.S. soil is a direct attack on the constitutional promise of equal citizenship.
The 14th Amendment was written for freed slaves, not as a loophole for illegal immigrants to anchor citizenship for their children — that's basic constitutional common sense. Trump made history by attending SCOTUS arguments in person, showing just how seriously this needs to be fixed. With 69% of voters now supporting automatic citizenship, the debate is alive and the executive order deserves a serious hearing.
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