The Power of Place: How Soil and Blood Shape Our Rights
We often hear that land doesn’t vote; people do. How about a different perspective? Land doesn’t have rights, but land endows rights.What would repealing Birthright Citizenship mean?We often hear that “land doesn’t vote; people do.” This phrase highlights the humanity of our democratic republic. The adage emphasizes rights of the individual and the collective power of the electorate to shape governance and policy. But, the viewpoint oversimplifies the intertwined relationship between people and the soil.Land doesn’t have rights, but land endows rights. Geographical boundaries and birthplaces…
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