Federalist Co-Founder Floats ‘Dissolution of the Union’ in Unhinged Post After Trump Loses Birthright Citizenship Case
The ruling split Democrats and MAGA Republicans, while a Pew poll found 50% of Americans support birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling in a 6-3 decision that the policy violated the 14th Amendment's guarantee to those born in the United States.
- Trump's executive order, issued on his first day in office, attempted to unilaterally dissolve the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.
- Following the ruling, The Federalist CEO Sean Davis advocated for extreme measures including 'sterilization of all foreign visitors' and the 'dissolution of the Union' in response to the court's decision.
- Urging legislative action, Trump called on Congress to pass legislation ending birthright citizenship, while Vice President JD Vance termed the ruling a "major, major mistake" but noted support among justices for future challenges.
- Data shows 69% of Americans support the doctrine, according to Quinnipiac University, though the ruling creates a new rallying cry for MAGA Republicans ahead of the November midterms, despite the legal defeat.
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