Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Ultimately, I'm about liberty and I think you have to defend it.
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.
My strong personal view, which I believe is shared by millions of Americans, is that our party should make a strong statement in its platform that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which should be protected.
The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
The Constitution says that the right to life of the unborn is protected and given equal rights as the life of the mother.
True republicanism is the sovereignty of the people. There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate.
The 'takings' clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.
Conservatives forget that citizenship is more than a thing to withhold from immigrants. Progressives forget it's more than a set of rights.
Republicans constantly claim to be the party that defends the Constitution. We have no legitimate right to that claim until we get right on gay rights.