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14th Amendment Argument

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There 's been a lot of wishful thinking about the 14th Amendment and I also have to agree with you Derick, when you mentioned that you were not born here. I actually do share the same views and I am also a naturalized citizen which also give me the privilege to vote. In my beliefs the civil-rights law protecting racial minorities from discrimination and it is still illegal to discriminate against a person when voting. Furthermore, the Voting Rights Act has been the most effective piece of civil rights legislation.However,It is stated that the Constitution 's emphasis on place of birth is antiquated.Citizenship is the first clause of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment which makes this amendment fundamentally important.This
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