Johnson Says Congress Must Address Birthright Citizenship After SCOTUS Loss

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Jul 05, 2026 at 01:52 PM EDT updated Jul 05, 2026 at 03:20 PM EDT


House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Congress must take up the legislative fight over birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court struck down an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to restrict the practice.

The comments by the Louisiana Republican signal that party leaders are pivoting to a new legislative strategy following one of the most significant legal defeats of Trump’s second term.

Johnson argued that lawmakers should act after the high court's 6-3 decision preserved automatic citizenship for children born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Johnson claimed the current system is being abused through "birthright tourism" and suggested the House would move quickly if a legislative path is viable.

"Justice [Clarence] Thomas explained that the 14th Amendment, the original intent, was to enhance and really value citizenship," Johnson said. "And it's been devalued because of birthright tourism, which is what we have now. It's a threat to the rule of law and national security. We do need to address it."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/johnson-congress-birthright-citizenship-scotus-ruling-12159422

[Lonestarblue]

1. And just why does he think that Congress has the power to overturn a Constitutional Amendment?

Republicans want to rip up the Constitution and instead govern through the whims of Mad King Donald.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

2. It's in the Constitution, dipstick

Legislation won’t change that. And it won’t matter much anyways, because what you and Lardass and the rest of the criminal regime are doing to our country, nobody will want to be a citizen of the shit hole you’re creating.

[Orrex]

7. He's just servicing the base

"Look, we're fighting to protect your ignorant, racist fuckheadedness, but the extremist woke DEI commie antifa Demonrats are fighting for illegals who slip through our open borders to get abortions--using your tax dollars!"

He knows it's a losing fight, but his fuckhead base remains a base of fuckheads.

[The Wizard]

3. The tRump meat puppet Mike Johnson

will do what ever Trump orders out of fear of Trump releasing the "gay lover" pictures.

[Talitha]

17. " fear of Trump releasing the "gay lover" pictures."

Gay lover pictures?
I haven't heard of this before but it sounds juicy!!!
Do tell !!!

[The Wizard]

18. Make them deny it,

and make them talk about it.

[Talitha]

20. * snort *

[eringer]

4. Why not combine it with adding a third term?

Yeah. That would make the convicted felon like you. Well it increases the chances anyway!😄

[republianmushroom]

10. Naw, let's eliminate the 2nd Amendment.

[Bayard]

5. National security! National security!

Johnson and Thomas are cut from the same disingenuous mold. They know what they're saying isn't true, but they have to tow the trump line.

You have no control over the Constitution, little man. Sit down, and shut up.

[SSJVegeta]

6. Was it 6 3? Not 5 4? Kavanaugh dissented on the key principle right?

So it was 5 4. This article lying?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Here is the summary from SCOTUSBlog

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship

It is 6-3.

The Kavanaugh thing keeps confusing people but from the link -

Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the result that the court reached – that the president’s executive order is invalid – but not its reasoning. In his view, Trump’s order “does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment” but does violate a federal law providing that children who are “born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” are U.S. citizens. Congress, Kavanaugh suggested, “could amend” that law “or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to foreign citizens unlawfully or temporarily in the country. But,” he noted, “Congress has not yet done so.”

He nitpicked some law that the EO violates. It was to give fodder to Mikey and his merry band of MAGat loons, to try to legislate around the 14th Amendment.

[SSJVegeta]

9. he actually thinks the 14th amendment does not require birthirght citizenship

wild

[SergeStorms]

13. I think his beer was warm....

and he just scribbled something down so he could get a cold one.
This judging stuff can have an adverse effect on one's "hobby." 😉

[SamuelAdams]

11. You can't overturn a Constitutional amendment with legislation.

Shouldn't a "Constitutional scholar" know that?

[Martin68]

12. Johnson is setting himself up for another failure. If Trump could fire him he would.

[Akakoji]

14. We can fire all the Republicans

Let’s

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. No we don't

[pat_k]

16. F-ing kavanaugh based his concurrence on legislative, not constitutional grounds.

Nevertheless, that's still five justices upholding birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds. To uphold legislation, Barrett would have to reverse herself.

And Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch are just black-robed traitors.

[mdbl]

19. This guy's nose is so far up Dump's ass he can't even see anymore

much less read the Constitution.

[odins folly]

21. Where is the proof

Of this so called “birthright tourism”????

Show us on the doll or shut the fuck up you worthless piece of shit….

[LoisB]

22. I guess Uncle Ruckus' meeting with Maga Mike was to strategize as to how

Congress can overrule the Court to get the desired result.

[Zelda_Orchid]

23. Every Republican who benefits from birthright citizenship needs to go back where they came from.

Trump, Rubio, Cruz, etc etc etc.