• Van's Views

    Birth Right Citizenship?

    This Discussion about President Trump’s Executive Order denying Birth Right Citizenship is being attacked by those on the Right & Left, and they actually believe he’s wrong on this issue even though there’s No Law Congress ever passed allowing it. Dred Scott an enslaved Black man, sued for his freedom in 1846. Scott claimed that living in free states and territories made him a free man.The Supreme Court ruled against Scott, stating that Black people could not be citizens and could not sue in federal court.The decision also invalidated the Missouri Compromise, which attempted to balance the number of free and slave states. What was the Impact?The decision was a…

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