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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 |
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BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP President Trump wants to use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for children of non-American citizens who are born on U.S. soil. “It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” said Trump. “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an executive order.” Critics said such an order would face an immediate constitutional challenge. READ |
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QUESTIONS OVER BIRTHRIGHT Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley noted the legal status of the parent could make a difference in birthright citizenship claims. “Birthright citizenship for the children of permanent resident immigrants under the Fourteenth Amendment is settled law, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Wong Kim Ark,” he said. “There is a debate among legal scholars about whether that right extends to the children of illegal immigrants.” READ |
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FACTS ON BIRTHRIGHT According to the Congressional Budget Office, 4.5 million U.S. citizens have “at least one inadmissible or deportable parent” in the country. The CBO also estimates that 60,000 more citizen children will be born to illegal immigrant parents over the next 10 years. READ |
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RELIGION FOES ON THE MARCH Organizations opposed to religious freedom have devoted large sums of money to create networks in several states to “fight against discrimination” under what they call “the false guise of religious liberty.” Jonathan Seanz, president of Texas Values, said people opposed to religious freedom team up with the abortion industry: “Some of the same people that are aggressively supporting abortion on demand and taxpayer-funded abortion are the same ones teaming up to use the government to attack religious freedom on issues related to marriage and sexuality.” READ |
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DIGITAL BLACKLISTING Pro-life senate candidate Marsha Blackburn is once again getting shut out by an online advertising platform. Google Ads refused to run one of her videos because it contained “shocking content.” But the ad was actually critical of hecklers who interrupted Blackburn’s moment of silence for victims of the mass shooting in Pittsburgh. READ |
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GREEN ENERGY COSTS Voters in Arizona and Nevada will vote on whether to adopt renewable energy mandates that require utilities to buy at least 50% of their electric power from green energy like wind or solar. While the “green” aspect appeals to voters, the regulations come at a price. States with high renewable mandates have electric rates that are 50% higher than states without them. READ |
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MEMENTO MORI Why this religious sister wants you to think about your death. READ |
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McCARRICK’S STATUS It’s been three months since Pope Francis accepted Theodore McCarrick’s resignation from the College of Cardinals. Ed Condon writes: “It is hard to escape the impression that he has begun a sentence for crimes committed yet there has been no trial or other penal process announced.” READ |
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SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Wolfgang served many years as a teacher before becoming a Benedictine monk. He was named the bishop of Regensburg by the emperor and served reluctantly but well until his death in 994. READ |
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DAILY READINGS “The Lord is faithful in all his words.” (Ps 145:10) READ |
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HUMOR If only he had nailed this to the door in 1517. |
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