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.
Tag Archives: US Constitution
Edict and Oligarchy: The Modern Federal Judiciary
In the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court decisions, many in the liberty movement have come to a vexing realization – the fact that most people have no problem with edicts, as long as they find favor with the edict in question. However, this type of governance is exactly what Americans are asking for when they allow five unelected political appointees to place binding mandates upon 320 million people.
The Confederate Flag Conundrum
If anything, the symbol stands for brave defiance against a usurping, national juggernaut of a state that was willing to plunge the country into bloody warfare simply to suppress secession efforts.
Interpretation of Law: The Constitution and the Contemporary
According to Jefferson, each individual state, as parties to the compact of the Constitution, had an independent ability to judge each law’s constitutionality. He wrote that the Constitution “is a compact of many independent powers, every single one of which claims an equal right to understand it and to require its observance.”
The US President: A Modern King
The modern presidency has assumed a higher level of authority than was imagined during the construction of the Constitution and ratification debates. As a result, the modern executive has more power than an 18th century king.
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.