In fact, the court has repeatedly held that stripping citizenship based on an individual's views or expressions, quote, would run counter to our traditions, unquote. The Court placed a high burden on denaturalization to prevent the types of abuses we saw during the McCarthy era. Relying on the 14th Amendment, the Supreme Court found that Congress does not have the power to take away any American citizenship unless that citizenship was unlawfully procured. (03:43–03:50)
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Asserts that the Supreme Court set a high burden on denaturalization to prevent abuses.
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