# That Time Sociopaths Tried to Inception a Fake 14th Amendment History into Legal Scholarship

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Published: 2026-04-08T06:16:00+00:00
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VR27 - This week on Vapid Response Wednesday we take a look at the liars, losers, frauds, and suckers angling for a federal bench who have worked up, developed, and sold the “other side” of the Fourteenth Amendment’s simple guarantee of birthright citizenship, which failed so badly in front of the Supreme Court last week. What kinds of people are out there trying to say that “anyone born or naturalized in the United States” doesn’t mean exactly what it says? We review and discuss how a Fox News talkshow host, a deeply unserious law professor, and the lawyer most responsible for the events of January 6th, 2021 all did their part to radically reshape the US Constitution and who will benefit from it going forward. Watch this episode on YouTube! The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , Library of Congress (1868) “The Birthright Con,” Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times (April 1, 2026) (recommended reading!) “If SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship it will be at its own peril,” Breccan Thies, The Federalist (April 1, 2026) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!

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