GOP figures break with Trump on birthright ruling, argue constitutional amendment necessary
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Several prominent elected Republicans with law backgrounds on Tuesday broke with President Trump on the Supreme Court’s ruling over birthright citizenship, arguing that a constitutional amendment would have to be passed to change this method of obtaining citizenship. The high court ruled 6-3 that the 14th Amendment automatically guarantees citizenship for nearly all children born…
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Recall for a constitutional amendment to be adopted: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) June 30, 2026