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Posted on 04/12/2026 12:53:40 PM PDT by CDR Kerchner
(Apr. 12, 2026) — The news is full of foreign policy crises, scandals, conflicts, and trends in all directions.
However, a current case before the U.S. Supreme Court tops it all.
It’s the birthright citizenship case, which determines the future of our nation and what sort of country it will be.
Does the U.S. have sovereignty to confer its own citizenship, or does anyone from any point on the globe have the right to take it from us? Are we an autonomous nation or a colony of the world?
Under current policy, any child born on U.S. soil to a foreign mother (regardless of her citizenship or legal status) becomes an American citizen for life.
A female illegal alien can cross the border and give birth to a child five minutes later. That baby is now a U.S. citizen, with the eventual right to vote and bring in more foreign relatives.
It’s not just illegal aliens — well-off foreigners come to the U.S. on tourist visas, birth offspring, then return home with dual citizens.
Decades later, that child can return and claim all the benefits of U.S. citizenship.
It’s insane and the policy must be abolished.
In Mexico, where I resided for many years, U.S. citizenship is seen as a valuable possession.
But this is not because they want to convert from being Mexicans to being Americans — it’s so they can reap the benefits of U.S. citizenship, while remaining “Mexican.” ... continue reading at: https://www.thepostemail.com/2026/04/12/birthright-citizenship-american-sovereignty-dangling-by-a-thread-in-the-supreme-court/
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I am absolutely certain that those who wrote the Constitution never intended for 330,000,000 million people to be hanging on the decision of five people who may or may not have any idea of what the Constitution means.
I don’t think there is a huge issue with it.
Granted, just about any subject is eligible for consideration. There is, also, a requirement that the Convention select those proposals deemed appropriate to be moved forward.
Pretty safe bet, though, that it could well be a Wild West Shootout...
That’s funny.
It’s the exact example I use when explaining the absurdity of the “your gps coordinates define your citizenship” argument.
They can’t. And, if they do, it will last only until the next SC will decide otherwise. Remember Roe vs Wade?
The Constitution is silent on a state’s ability to secede so the Supreme Court essentially legislated from the bench in Texas v. White (1869) declaring secession illegal which avoided a Constitutional basis. So much for the sanctity of the Judicial Branch! So we are left with what Mao said, “ power comes from the end of a gun”.
Definition: Extremely sacred or inviolable; not to be trespassed upon.
Now... Liberal justices typically ignore the constitution all the time and they are constantly misinterpreting it and making incorrect rulings because of that... Those rulings are thankfully always overturned by the mostly conservative United States Supreme Court because they hold the constitution as 'sacrosanct'... So if you think for one second that they are going to ignore the constitution and rule that the ultimate law of your land, the United States constitution is incorrect... You will be sadly disappointed when they don't... Because they will not do that.
To remediate your ignorance on this matter I suggest you read : “The Forgotten Meaning of the Citizenship Clause” by Amy Swearer in Law & Liberty.
But you won’t because you wallow/revel in your ignorance..
So according to you, DredScott and Roe are ‘sacrosanct’.
Idjit!
Prepare yourself... The Supreme Court will never agree with you.
Did you bother to read it ?,
I expect not.
In other words scumbus JohnRoberts is your final answer ? !
Ditto.
As the Declaration of Independence clearly states that people have a right to abolish a government that does not suit their interests and form one that does, the burden of proof shifts to those who claim the constitution forbids it.
We don't have to show the constitution allows it, the opposition has to show the constitution prohibits it, and all the evidence I have seen on the topic indicates the framers believed states could leave if they so chose.
There is very little evidence to support the opposite claim. Mostly just two letters from Madison, written 40 years apart, and contradicting his own verbiage in Virginia's ratification statement.
We have a congress that does nothing.
They will rule that Trump does not have the constitutional authority to do away with birthright citizenship. That it has to be an act of congress. That way they can dodge actually ruling on the birthright issue. They always dodge when they can.
The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which establishes birthright citizenship and how it's obtained, also superseded the Supreme Court's horrendous decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford... A decision which should never have been handed down
To amend your constitution, you don't get 9 judges in a room and change it... You amend it by the established formula laid out in article 5 of the constitution.
Article 5 of the US Constitution establishes the amendment process, requiring a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress or a national convention requested by two-thirds of state legislatures for proposals. Ratification requires approval by three-fourths of states (via legislatures or conventions). It ensures the Constitution can evolve while requiring high consensus.
The last amendment passed via that process was the 27th which proposed to Delay laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives. That amendment was proposed in September of 1789, and finally passed on May 7, 1992... 202 years, 223 days after it was first proposed.
So if you really want to change the birthright citizenship which has been established by the 14th amendment to the constitution, don't hold your breath too long... You're going to need a lot more than 9 dumb judges who think they can do that with a simple ruling.
Thankfully, the 6 conservative justices currently on the court always defer to the established constitution of the United States of America and that means birthright citizenship will be maintained by the current court. If you are hoping for some other nonsensical ruling... Don't count on it.
Fourteenth Amendment
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
How you could possibly read the above words from the United States constitution and determine that it doesn't mean American's are entitled to birthright citizenship is beyond me, and obviously beyond anybody else's understanding. Your interpretation is incorrect.
I wager that 99 44/100 percent of FReepers agree/defend Original Intent, whether of the U.S. Constitution as adopted or any legislation enacted subsequently.
Although as is now apparent it was too loosely written, if you truly believe that the legislators who enacted the 14th Amendment actually intended that any and every baby dropped by a Canadian 1 ft below the 49th parallel or by a Mexican 1 ft across the RioGrande or ANY other foreigner to be a U.S. citizen, your meds need to be up scheduled by the DEA or you belong in a mental institution.
take your pick
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