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Commentary: President Trump and the Republicans’ Lasting Legacy in the Judiciary

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Admin

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One of the effects of the Senate impeachment’s abrupt conclusion in President Donald Trump’s favor is that the Republican Senate can get right on with the business of confirming constitutionalists to federal court, of which Trump recently touted 191 having been confirmed.

What The United States Constitution Really Says About ‘Birthright Citizenship’

November 5, 2018November 4, 2018 Gregory Watson

Constitution Series 14th Amendment

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In Section 1 of its 14th Amendment, the U.S. Constitution reads in pertinent part: “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.” Proposed by Congress in 1866 — and deemed…