Citizenship and the Military and…(Opening Arguments podcast OA310)

Today’s Rapid Response Friday takes a look at the recent Trump Administration memorandum “clarifying” the rules on military citizenship for children born to U.S. employees — largely, those in the armed forces — serving overseas. Is it as bad as you’ve heard? (Yes.)

Is it actually worse than that? (Yes.)

First, though, we continue to revisit the apportionment question discussed in Episode 307. Have we finally crowdsourced a solution? The answer may surprise you!

After that, it’s time for a deep dive into the latest policy manual update from the department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services “clarifying” that servicemembers living overseas don’t actually count as “living in the United States.” Will this cause Trump-supporting military members to vote for Elizabeth Warren in 2020? (No.) Should it? (Yes.) Is it way, way worse than you could possibly imagine? Oh yes.

After that, it’s time for a very brief Andrew Was Wrong (the best kind!).

Then, it’s time for an all-new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam, in which we have… something approaching “Don’t Take Legal Advice From A Podcast” Law? You won’t want to miss this question involving a disgruntled landlord and a put-upon law student. Can Thomas break his losing streak? Listen and find out!
Interview:
https://openargs.com/oa310-citizenship-and-the-military-and/