Have you ever read the 14th amendment? It is an utter hash. It is an incompetent babble of feel goodism masquerading as law. Had it been better written, it could have accomplished the same objectives without all the damage it has caused.
It was never a problem until recent years when it been abused to justify most anything. Look how some of the legal beagles try to "interpret" clear!y written amendments like the 1st or the 2 nd... Or the commerce clause. Schemers always scheme. There is no way to stop them other than applying original intent, which has become a dirty word in today's law schools.
If the Constitution can mean anything that feels good at the moment, then it means nothing.