If the Supreme Court of the United States doesn’t strike down birthright citizenship, it will be codifying the overthrow of the Constitutional Republic of the United States.
The 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, ratified in 1868, explicitly granted birthright citizenship to former Black slaves and their descendants, overturning the 1857 Dred Scott ruling that had denied them citizenship. The clause was specifically designed to guarantee citizenship to newly freed slaves born in the U.S.
In other words: if there had been no slaves, there would be no birthright citizenship. Is that simple.
Meaning, birthright citizenship applies only to individuals who are U.S. citizens by birth or through naturalization.
The End.
Accidentally left my headphones in my jacket pocket and discovered an old playlist from college—suddenly transported back to late-night study sessions and zero regrets.