Roger Sayles builds the episode around a Zero Hedge / Axios report that Donald Trump planned to challenge birthright citizenship by executive order. The discussion moves from the Fourteenth Amendment to United States v. Wong Kim Ark, Vattel, Black’s Law Dictionary, servitude language and the Slaughter-House Cases, before closing with callers reflecting on study groups, tax-code research and local organising.
Roger uses a Zero Hedge / Axios story about Trump and birthright citizenship as the day’s main prompt.The discussion repeatedly returns to the Fourteenth Amendment phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”.Chris and Roger read summaries and dissent material around United States v. Wong Kim Ark and the Slaughter-House Cases.Black’s Law Dictionary, Vattel and Sovereign to Serf are used to frame residence, allegiance, servitude and legal personality.The final half-hour turns into listener memories of study groups, tax-code research, Randy Kelton and local organising.ExposeTheMatrix.com: Sayles site and link hub named in the programme.Eurofolk Radio: stream named in the opening and close.Global Voice Radio: mirror stream named in the episode.Hope Network.TV: platform named in the episode.FreedomNation.TV: platform named in the episode.WBOU 106.9 FM Chicago: station named in the broadcast.Zero Hedge: source of the article on Trump and birthright citizenship.Axios on HBO: interview/article source quoted in the birthright-citizenship discussion.Pew Research: study source cited in the article being read.United States v. Wong Kim Ark: Supreme Court case read and analysed.Wikipedia: used on air for a summary of United States v. Wong Kim Ark.Vattel’s Law of Nations: cited for resident-alien and treaty concepts.Black’s Law Dictionary: consulted on resident, villain and related terms.Bouvier’s Law Dictionary: included in the law-dictionary disc Roger describes.Sovereign to Serf: Roger Sayles’s book referenced during the hour-two discussion.Slaughter-House Cases: Supreme Court material read during the second hour.Rule of Law Radio: Randy Kelton’s programme, named during the later caller segment.