Congressman Cohen Agrees with Supreme Court Majority in Birthright Citizenship Case

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme today affirmed the long-held principle that children born in the United States are citizens. It also ruled in a major campaign finance case and barred transgender athletes from girls' sports.

Congressman Cohen, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, made the following statement:

"The words of the Fourteenth Amendment are as clear and plain and uncomplicated as they could be. The only surprise in today's ruling is that it was not unanimous. But of course Thomas and Alito, hypocritically claiming a literal interpretation of the Constitution, need to accomplish Donald Trump's goal of making America more Anglo-Saxon Protestant. I had hoped for Kavanaugh but apparently he must have had too many beers."

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