"The Trump Administration's confederate complicity comes to the fore again as they try to gut birthright citizenship. Alexander Porter Morse, a Confederate officer during the Civil War and a Louisiana attorney, argued for legalized segregation in the landmark 1896 Supreme Court case that established the 'separate but equal' doctrine and buttressed Jim Crow laws."
"The administration is citing arguments 'built on a racist foundation,' Justin Sadowsky, an attorney for the Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance (CALDA), wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief."
"When pressed, the administration responded with a red herring: When asked for comment about relying on Morse and his compatriots, the Trump administration p..."
Trump's connection to Confederate ideologies is evident in his administration's policies, particularly regarding birthright citizenship. The endorsement of figures like David Duke and the support of a judge for a white supremacist legal argument illustrate this complicity. The administration's reliance on historical figures like Alexander Porter Morse, who advocated for segregation, further emphasizes the racist foundations of their legal arguments. Critics argue that these actions reflect a broader trend of voter suppression and racial culling in contemporary conservative politics.
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