Petisyon
Sabihin sa Kongreso: Protektahan ang pagkamamamayan sa pagkapanganay
Ang executive order ni Trump na nagtatangkang wakasan ang birthright citizenship ay maglalagay sa panganib sa milyun-milyong tao na ipinanganak sa bansang ito at permanenteng humuhubog sa kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng pagiging isang Amerikano.
Malinaw ang 14th Amendment – at sinasabi ng mga legal na eksperto na malamang na kailanganin ni Trump na magpasa ng isang pagbabago sa konstitusyon sa pamamagitan ng Kongreso upang ma-overrule ito.
Dapat na kumilos ang Kongreso at TANGGI na tulungan si Trump na sirain ang ating Konstitusyon. Hinihimok ka namin na protektahan ang pagkamamamayan ng pagkapanganay at ang aming ika-14 na Susog ngayon.
President Trump – who has sworn an oath to “preserve, protect, and defend” our Constitution – is illegally trying to shred one of its most important guarantees of equal rights: the 14th Amendment.
His executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship would endanger millions of people born in this country and permanently reshape what it means to be an American. Common Cause is evaluating our legal options to respond – because we simply can’t let this stand.
The good news is no president, including Trump, can override an official, ratified part of the U.S. Constitution. But the bad news is this fact won’t stop them from trying, and in doing so, striking fear for millions of our neighbors that they’ll be condemned to permanent second-class status.
Combined with his plan to deport thousands of families and community members in the first week of his administration, Trump’s already made clear that he’s beginning his presidency by forcing American immigrants into hiding and denying us all the multi-racial democracy and safe neighborhoods we deserve.
The 14th Amendment is clear – and legal experts say Trump would likely need to pass a constitutional amendment to overrule it. But Trump and his cronies in Congress know they can’t do that, so they’re desperately searching for any way around our checks and balances.
If you agree we can’t let that happen, join us in urging Congress to protect birthright citizenship – and REJECT this blatant attempt to divide our communities and attack our constitutional rights.