House Democrats want Americans to know their 14th Amendment rights are at risk

Representative Analilia Mejia arrived in Congress this April through a special election in New Jersey with a singular focus: protecting the Fourteenth Amendment. According to The 19th, Mejia warns that the Reconstruction-era amendment is under threat—and with it, everyday freedoms that many Americans take for granted. Before her election, she had written extensively on how the amendment underpins American rights, and she's now making its defense a congressional priority.

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