“NO ELECTRICITY, NO VOTE,” SOUTH AFRICANS THREATEN TO SHUN RULING PARTY ANC. (PHOTO)

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 “No electricity, no vote,” South Africans threaten to shun ruling party ANC Residents in Katlehong, a township outside Johannesburg, have resolved to boycott South Africa's upcoming local elections on November 4 due to long-standing failures by authorities to provide basic services like electricity. For over 20 years, around 180 households in the community have relied on illegal electrical connections pulled from neighboring areas to power their homes. Angry over the lack of formal grid infrastructure, residents are directing their frustration at the ruling African National Congress (ANC). "We have made a collective decision: no electricity, no vote," said community leader Lesiba Rankapole, 59. "We know it is illegal, but we had no choice because we cannot live without electricity. Our children cannot progress without electricity." "I was born ANC, but today I do not want anyone to tell me about the ANC because I am suffering," added 57-year-old resid...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ASKS SUPREME COURT TO WEIGH ENDING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.(PHOTO)



 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to weigh ending birthright citizenship


The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to make a definitive ruling on whether the president’s executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship is constitutional.

The appeals, stemming from lawsuits in Washington state and New Hampshire, could settle once and for all whether the proposal can move forward. Under the 14th Amendment, it has long been understood that nearly everyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen, with the exception of children of diplomats. The administration argues that this guarantee should not apply to children of temporary visitors or undocumented immigrants.

In court filings, Solicitor General D. John Sauer described the century-old interpretation of birthright citizenship as a “mistaken view” of the 14th Amendment that has caused “destructive consequences.” These appeals differ from earlier Supreme Court cases this year, which focused solely on whether federal judges could block the policy nationwide during ongoing litigation.

Unlike those earlier emergency cases, the new filings are standard appeals, which could take months to resolve. Sauer suggested the court hear the cases during its new term, running from October through June. As of Friday evening, the cases had not yet been officially docketed.

Legal advocates continue to push back. Cody Wofsy, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, called the executive order illegal and said that “no amount of maneuvering from the administration is going to change that.”

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