Tag: citizenship
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Migration and National Identity
by John Bernard, ©2025 (Sep. 25, 2025) — A few actual, historically accurate “truths”: 1. Every single square inch of this earth has changed hands several times, most generally through violent, brutal Warfare. 2. Not one single person on earth, not one subset of humanity, race, genetic group, color, creed, or religion has any pre-existent,…
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Be a Model Citizen, and Contribute to Your Civilization’s Resilience
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Apr. 27, 2025) — Introduction: Civilization as a Fragile Inheritance History has no shortage of ruins. From the silent stones of Angkor to the once-mighty aqueducts of Rome, civilizations rise, flourish, and decline. We often imagine collapse as sudden: a war, a plague, a flood. But more often,…
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The Ballot Box: For Citizens Only, Please
by Dominic Rapini, American Businessman and Political Commentator, ©2025 (Mar. 21, 2025) — In the grand theater of democracy, the right to vote is the star of the show—a privilege earned by those who pledge allegiance to the nation. Yet, a curious subplot has emerged: the push to extend voting rights to non-citizens. While inclusivity…
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Why Are Mexico’s Voter ID Laws Stricter Than Ours?
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2024 (Oct. 26, 2024) — The current election season calls attention to voting procedures – registration, identification, ballot custody, counting procedures, etc. How should voters be registered? What sort of ID, if any, should they present when voting? It’s said that stricter voting procedures “disenfranchise” poor and minority voters because…
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Something Is Happening Here to U.S. Citizenship
by William L. Kovacs, ©2024 (Sep. 25, 2024) — The many benefits received by those entering the U.S. illegally, the failure of the government to punish violent crimes, and the attempts to eliminate proof of citizenship to vote make a person wish for a Dear Abby-style advice column for those suffering from Political Traumatic Stress…
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Constitution Day – 17 Sep 2024: A Lesson from History. Is Being a Born Citizen of the United States Sufficient Citizenship Status to be President? The Founders and Framers Emphatically Decided — No It Is Not!
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., P.E. (Ret), blogging at cdrkerchner, ©2024 (Sep. 17, 2024) — During the process of developing the U.S. Constitution Alexander Hamilton submitted a suggested draft for a Constitution on June 18, 1787. At some point, he also suggested to the framers a proposal for the qualification requirements in Article II…
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In Third Debate, Mexican Presidential Candidates Discuss Immigration and Mexicans in the United States
by Allan Wall, Mexico News Report, ©2024 (May 21, 2024) — On May 19th, 2024, the three Mexican presidential candidates participated in their third and final presidential debate. (The election is scheduled for June 2nd). For my reports on the first and second debates, click here and here. For a transcript of the third debate,…
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Trump Hearing Discusses Presidential Eligibility
by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 8, 2024) — At approximately 10:30 a.m. EST, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor enumerated the U.S. Constitution’s eligibility requirements for the president to Atty. Jonathan Mitchell, who was arguing in favor of maintaining 2024 leading Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump’s name on the Colorado primary ballot. Referring to…
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To Vote Democrat, Must Have Clot Shot S2, Ep. 6 (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2023 (Nov. 24, 2023) — “Justice for All” (2:24) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. We’re on the sidewalk of Anytown, USA with the mayor, who has some rather interesting ideas about voting. Please introduce yourself and tell…
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Harris, Haley, and Ramaswamy Cannot Be President
by Don Fredrick, The Complete Obama Timeline, ©2023 (Aug. 29, 2023) — Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy are not eligible to serve as president of the United States. Nor are Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Why? They are not “natural born citizens,” which is one of the presidential requirements outlined in the U.S.…
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Quotable Quotes re Citizenship Kinds, Allegiance, and The Presidential Eligibility Clause in The United States Constitution
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at CDRKerchner, ©2023 (Jul. 22, 2023) — “The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents…
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“Citizenship” vs. “natural born Citizen”
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Mar. 26, 2023) — Your humble servant again responds to comments from “Lucius Boggs” made on March 24, 2023 at 11:10 a.m. to the article here. Boggs: Assistant Vice-Chancellor Lewis H. Sanford wrote the Lynch v Clarke opinion not Chancellor Nathan Sanford. Response: The correction is noted, but a new question…
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Natural Born Citizens Are The 3 Leaf Clover Kind of Citizens Not The 4 Leaf Clover Kind
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at CDRKerchner, ©2023 (Mar. 18, 2023) — (17 Mar 2023) — Regarding the term “natural born citizen” (NBC) in our U.S. Constitution’s presidential eligibility clause and Principles of Natural Law, it is not a very limited club and category of citizenship. In fact it is exactly the…
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Citizenship and Allegiance Tree
by A2Guardians.com, ©2023 (Feb. 12, 2023) — Nikki Haley’s home state of South Carolina doesn’t list active candidates for the 2024 election yet, and there is no Presidential candidate filing for her with the Federal Election Commission. So, it is with great amazement just how far and wide news organizations and social media posts have…
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Not One Cent to Ukraine (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2022 (Dec. 23, 2022) — “I Got the Blues” (4:52) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Today’s guest is a favorite of ours, always has something interesting to say and is a bestselling author of children’s books, most…
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Winter Olympics Highlights Thorny (Usually Ignored) Citizenship Issues
by Allan Wall, US Incorporated, ©2022 (Feb. 25, 2021) — The 2022 Olympic Winter Games were just held from February 4-20, in and around Beijing, China. Norway was the winner, garnering more medals overall (37) and more gold medals (16) than any other national team. Norway only has a population of 5.5 million people. However,…
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Constitution Day — 17 Sep 2021: A Lesson from History
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at CDRKerchner, ©2021 (Sep. 17, 2021) — During the process of developing the U.S. Constitution Alexander Hamilton submitted a suggested draft for a Constitution on June 18, 1787. At some point, he also suggested to the framers a proposal for the qualification requirements in Article II as…
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Christians, Churches and Politics
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Apr. 22, 2021) — Normally I try to avoid partisanship in these blogs, because not all of my friends are on the same side. Good people may be Republicans or Democrats, Liberals or Progressive Conservatives or NDP or Parti Quebećois, Tories or Laborites – maybe even Communists? But I am concerned about…
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The Kamala Devi Harris Eligibility Question, Part 2
“…OF PARENTS NOT OWING ALLEGIANCE TO ANY FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY…” by Joseph DeMaio, ©2020 (Aug. 19, 2020) — [The following is continued from Part 1 of this series. “WKA” refers to the case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark.] Congressman John Bingham and the 14th Amendment One additional aspect of the analysis of the 14th…
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Constitutional Republic vs. Pure Democracy: How the U.S. Election Process Has Changed
“PROTECTIONS AGAINST TYRANNY” by Sam Jacobs, Ammo.com, CCA 4.0 International (Jul. 10, 2020) — “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Pledge of Allegiance, with a revision made in 1923 Conservatives are generally…