Tag: 14th Amendment

‘Total lie’: Ledbetter slams media, Democrats for twisting voting map remark into 14th Amendment attack

The weekend following last week’s very contentious special session was filled with a bevy of accusations against House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), based on a highly exaggerated interpretation of a comment he made following state action related to voting maps.

Col. John Eidsmoe: Is birthright citizenship right?

It seems clear, however, that the framers of the 14th Amendment did not intend to confer citizenship on everyone who is born in the United States even if that person’s parents were not citizens, were not here legally, or did not intend to reside here permanently.