Major Problems in Montana's CI-128 (the Abortion Initiative)
- September 26, 2024
Our research on state war powers and on allegiance clearly points to an answer on whether the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants are “birthright citizens”
READ MOREThis two-part essay is a primer on the longest amendment ever adopted—the 14th.
READ MOREClaims on both sides that the Constitution or case precedent clearly answer this question are not accurate.
READ MOREThis is a corrected version of an article originally appearing at the American Thinker website. It is the third of a three-part series. In two prior postings (here and here), I listed flaws in the constitutional arguments of opponents of birthright citizenship for children of aliens living here illegally. For children to be American citizens
READ MOREAn earlier version of this article first appeared in The American Thinker. Opponents of birthright citizenship often cite fragments of the congressional debate over the Fourteen Amendment’s Citizenship Clause to argue that the amendment’s drafters intended to exclude the children of visiting foreigners. However, reliance on these fragments is a mistake. Opponents of birthright citizenship
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