Does the 14th Amendment Grant Citizenship to the Children of Foreigners?
By the words of those who described the amendment to skeptics, only children born to American citizens can be considered as citizens of the United States by birthright.
Category Archives: Founding Fathers
Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy
The real Jeffersonian vision in the Declaration of Independence stresses that states serve a non-sacred, utilitarian purpose, and that decentralized government is the only way that liberty can thrive.
History Channel’s “Sons of Liberty” vs. Reality
History Channel’s “Sons of Liberty” was an excellent opportunity to tell the tale of the events that drove Massachusetts against the crown, setting the stage for independence. Unfortunately, it is a highly fictionalized account that gets much wrong. It is filled with myths, dramatized character assassinations, false hyperbole, and relevant omissions. Ultimately, it is a program that seems to provide entertainment rather than to shed light on important historical events.
The Nationalists Lost in 1787
The aims of the nationalists largely lost out, and the extent to which the Constitution gave the federal government a huge amount of national power has been exaggerated by many historians. In actuality, the compromises made caused the most ardent nationalists to complain about the finalized result in the months after it was written.
John Dickinson: The Penman of the Revolution
Known as the “Penman of the Revolution,” he endured a struggle that would tear at his ideological core and spur his political activism. Despite all adversity in front of him, Dickinson worked meticulously to produce a freer society. He did so while recognizing small strides were important ones.
Exposing the “Living Document” Lie
Despite all historical evidence to the contrary, it is often claimed that the Constitution is a “living document” that is easily malleable through semantics and modern desires for extended federal power.