I think I have a solution to the problem with those siding with Nazi sympathizers, the KKK or the so-called “skin heads,” claiming they are 100 percent of the Aryan race. The same may true with other believers in their racial purity.
The 14th Amendment says that if you are born in the United States, you are an American. Period. You are not a German-American. You are an American of German descent. You are not an African-American; you are an American of African (name the country) descent.
Suppose a court takes the first 50 people arrested at the next protest (preferably 25 from each side of the conflict). At arraignment, have the judge offer all of them all a “Get out of Jail Free” card. To get it, they must agree to a mouth swab. Then DNA testing will determine just how “pure” they really are. Also, they must agree, in writing, to allow the results to be published in their hometown newspapers, as well as a national one (say USA Today).
Most will be surprised by the results. There might be some African in their Aryan blood. Perhaps, they are 20 percent Jewish. Or maybe some may have American Indian blood running through their veins.
David Duke, are you reading this? Will you be the first to get swabbed? What about you, Al Sharpton. Did your grandparents really come from Africa? How about you, Donald Trump? Can we swab you, as the “First Birther?
David Lucier
Niskayuna
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