Category: Constitution
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What is a Natural Born Citizen of the United States? | by John Greschak
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at cdrkerchner, ©2026 (Oct. 12, 2026) — What is a Natural Born Citizen of the United States? | by John Greschak | Copy Provided Courtesy of ProtectOurLiberty.org Read and get your copy here: http://www.kerchner.com/protectourliberty/naturalborncitizen/What_is_a_Natural_Born_Citizen_of_the_United_States_by_John_Greschak.pdf # # # Plus: The truth about the original intent meaning and the…
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Yet Another Modest Proposal
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Oct. 4, 2026) — As faithful P&E readers will recall, over the years your humble servant has made several “modest proposals” seeking to address unresolved issues then percolating in the Republic. Most, if not all of those proposals, have dealt with the “birthright citizenship” and “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) matters under…
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The Fallout From Trump v. Barbara
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Aug. 22, 2026) — INTRODUCTION The recent SCOTUS decision in Trump v. Barbara – holding, among other things, that if born here on U.S. soil, the child of an illegal alien or a foreigner unlawfully present here is nonetheless a U.S. citizen – continues to produce fallout. While technically not radioactive,…
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In Defense of Professor Ilan Wurman
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Jul. 31, 2026) — Professor who? … you may ask. Pay attention, faithful P&E readers, as the following will give you a better understanding of the intellectual goo that presently passes for “viewpoint tolerance” and “academic integrity” on many of the Republic’s university and college campuses, especially in the law “schools”…
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86 – nbC
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Jul. 26, 2026) — Introduction The following offering on the “birthright citizenship” decision in Trump v. Barbara picks up where your humble servant’s initial offering left off. Specifically, it will address in greater detail the remote – yet now thanks to the Barbara decision – actual potential for the neutering…
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Corporate Personhood: Constitutional Doctrine Without Constitutional Text
by William L. Kovacs, ©2026 (Jul. 13, 2026) — One of the least understood controversies in constitutional law is how corporations were transformed from artificial beings of state law into constitutional actors possessing rights the states cannot withdraw. The transformation to personhood over time gave corporations greater practical political influence than individual citizens because the…
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New Book Announced: We the Sheeple | by Lexi Fehr
We the Sheeple | by Lexi Fehr | via CDR Kerchner (Ret)’s Blog (Jul. 3, 2026) — Author’s Book Description from Amazon.com Listing: What if one of the Constitution’s most important safeguards has been quietly ignored, not through open defiance, but through misunderstanding, neglect, and the slow erosion of historical memory? For more than eighteen…
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Birthright Citizenship, the 14th Amendment and the Inertia of Indifference
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Jun. 30, 2026) — [Author’s Note: A more detailed analysis will follow after the opinion (and the dissents) are more carefully reviewed.] Heads up, faithful P&E readers: this is big. The Supreme Court has released its decision in Trump v. Barbara, the “birthright citizenship” case that has attracted much attention since…
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Birthright Citizenship: American Sovereignty Dangling By a Thread in the Supreme Court
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2026 (Apr. 12, 2026) — The news is full of foreign policy crises, scandals, conflicts, and trends in all directions. However, a current case before the U.S. Supreme Court tops it all. It’s the birthright citizenship case, which determines the future of our nation and what sort of country it…
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Of Birthright Citizenship; 47’s Certiorari Petitions; the Tennessee Amicus Curiae Briefs; and the nbC Issue
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2025 (Oct. 26, 2025) — INTRODUCTION Well, well, well… some sanity and rational thought may at last be seeping into the question and analysis of the so-called “birthright citizenship” issue under the 14th Amendment. As discussed by your humble servant earlier this year here, the 14th Amendment birthright citizenship issue is different,…
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Proof John Jay Had a Copy and Used Vattel’s Legal Treatise ‘Law of Nations or Principles of Natural Law’ During Nation’s Founding
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at cdrkerchner, ©2025 (Sep. 27, 2025) — Vattel’s legal treatise was mentioned in communications between John Jay and others during the revolution and founding and framing time period. Vattel’s legal treatise was a very important guiding light and legal reference to the Founders and Framers in the justifying…
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The Linguistic and Logical Aspects of the Term “Natural Born Citizen” by Andy Prior
Reposted by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), at cdrkerchner from Andy Prior, Medium, “No rights reserved,” Jan. 15, 2016 (Sep. 20, 2025) — Recently, I was advised by a fellow Texan, who supported an ineligible candidate for POTUS, that: “In order for your argument to have any merit at all, you must provide evidence…