The Fundamentals The Founders did not think about your rights as something the Government gives you. How they thought about rights is expressed across debates, letters, and even our Declaration of Independence (not a legally binding document, but illuminating none-the-less). Most people today think the Government gives us our rights. It’s probably taught this way in many schools across the US. “The 1st Amendment gives you the right to free speech…” ...
The Structural Party
🏛️ The Structural Rights Party No Morals. Just Law. We are not here to tell you what’s right. We are here to tell you what’s allowed. 🔹 What We Believe 1. The Constitution is a Logic Engine It is not a moral document. It is not a list of virtues. It is a structural map of power: who gets to do what, and who doesn’t. ...
The Federal Power Behind Every Birth
Abortion, Citizenship, and the Constitution: Why State Abortion Bans May Violate Federal Authority Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), states have regained the authority to regulate or ban abortion. But a novel constitutional argument suggests that in doing so, states may be intruding into a domain reserved exclusively to the federal government: the creation of U.S. citizens. This post outlines a constitutional theory that reframes state-enforced birth as a form of compelled citizenship creation, raising serious questions about federal supremacy, naturalization, and the limits of state power under the U.S. Constitution. ...
And Subject To The Jurisdiction Thereof
If it is true that undocumented residents in the US are not “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”, as the 14th Amendment states, then the same legal logic applies to a fetus in the United States. A fetus, by definition, is a stateless undocumented non-citizen resident and would not be subject to the jurisdiction thereof until after it is born, per the Constitution. It’s also worth noting that the basis for Plyler v Doe is that illegal immigrants are still “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”. If undocumented immigrants and fetuses are not subject to the jurisdiction thereof, then the basis for Plyler falls and any legal precedent for equal protection of rights for undocumented people also falls. ...
A Nation of Minorities
I grew up in Texas. I went to Pine Tree Elementary School, Forney Middle School, and graduated high school in Arlington. I remember being taught we are a nation of minorities in school, but conversations today seem to imply an incredible shift from this idea. I understand why, but I would like to dig into this shift while keeping the question “Are we a nation of minorities?” in mind. Separated by “race”, the census reports the current US demographics as such. ...
Planned Obsolescence
The first time anyone published the phrase ‘planned obsolescence’ was in the context of ending the Great Depression through government-enforced consumerism. In this paper, the author describes a system of legislative policies and law enforcement that would encourage enough spending by the public to get the American economy back on track. https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/72003
Song of the Service
SONG OF THE SERVICE I sing of the Service fast going to pot, And it seems no one cares a tittle or jot, Now, any jackass, when not eating grass, Can bray regulations and have them to pass. It looks much as if we were surely between A reformatory school and a place not so cool; And we look like fat little boys of fifteen ...
Abortion as Self-Defense vs Abortion as Healthcare
Current Texas law forces doctors to choose the rights of an undocumented non-citizen fetus over the right to life and self-defense of citizen mothers. Roe v Wade fell 5 years ago and it’s not coming back. The abortion as healthcare argument has failed and is actively getting women hurt and killed today. Instead, we should look for other rights that abortion falls under that have actual court precedents. The healthcare argument will not gain any traction over the next 4 years. ...
Border Crossing, Illegal Immigration, and Right to Life
In January, Greg Abbott mentioned they would shoot migrants crossing the border but the Biden administration would charge them with murder. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/11/texas-border-migrants-greg-abbott-interview-shoot/ There is a subtle nuance here that boils down to Abbott not believing the Federal Government has an obligation to protect the right to life of non-US citizens. I believe with Trump in office, Greg Abbott will have no problem or repercussions at all shooting migrants crossing the border, effectively giving the death penalty to illegal immigration. ...
The Democratic Party, Stereotyping, and Identity Politics
Donald Trump won the 2024 election. In fact, he won both the popular and electoral votes. Republicans did well up and down ballot. Democrats have been missing a trick since Donald Trump was elected in 2016. Stereotyping Over the summer, I got to go to a young niece’s birthday party in San Antonio, Texas. I’m a white male, no college education. My wife is Hispanic along with her side of the family, and brother-in-law is several races. My nieces, for instance, are Hawaiian, Hispanic, Chinese if that gives you an idea of their parents. My wife and I were the only Harris voters at the party. I was the only “white non-college educated” person at the party and I (a registered Republican) was voting for Harris along with my wife (registered Dem). Every single person the Democrat party would deem a minority or person of color was voting for Trump. We were outnumbered 4:1 at least. ...