Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec responded to the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v Barbara on Tuesday, the decision that shot down the president's move to end birthright citizenship. The court ruled Tuesday that Trump’s order, which sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily, could not be reconciled with the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.
Posobiec opened his remarks by pointing to the Court’s alignment in the case and framing it as a political turning point rather than a final legal resolution: “Well, the Supreme Court did what I've been reporting that the Supreme Court was going to do for about two weeks now.
He went on to criticize the majority, saying, “Roberts and Barrett betrayed us, betrayed the country on birthright citizenship.”
He also focused on the Court’s composition in the ruling, stating, “And they said that, oh, you know, we're going to get rid of this. And they signed on with Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, by the way, her Supreme Courtship is about as valid as Ilhan Omar's citizenship, because it was signed by an auto pen by a brain-addled miscreant who had no idea exactly who he was choosing.”
Posobiec said the decision effectively left control of citizenship policy in dispute between the judiciary and the public, arguing, “What do we have here? We have a situation where the people of the United States don't get to decide who's allowed to become a citizen of the United States.”
He rejected the idea that the ruling settled the issue, pushing back on reactions he described as defeatist. “No, I don't think so. No, I don't think so,” he said. “And let me tell you something right now, because I see a lot of people saying, oh, it's done. Oh, it's all over. We lost a case... We didn't get what we wanted from the case. Oh, no, woe is me. It's all done. It's all over. No, I say that's a load of bunk. I say that's a load of bunk. Nothing is over until we say it is.”
Posobiec said efforts to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants would continue outside the courts. “Birthright citizenship will end. Let me say that again. Birthright citizenship will end because we will end it, specifically for illegal aliens. It will be ended.”
He also pointed to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion as a potential legislative pathway, arguing that the ruling leaves room for Congress to act. “Kavanaugh, in his concurrence, already gave us the plan,” he said. “He wrote his concurrence to say, well, look, hold on a second. This didn't get done through an executive order, but you don't have to go all the way to a constitutional amendment to fix this. All you have to do is change one law.”
Posobiec suggested Republicans could pursue a legislative strategy, saying, “We're going to either add this as a skinny bill, right? Add this as a clean bill, up and down vote, and we're going to change the entire conversation of the midterms to be all about birthright citizenship, about illegal aliens, about deportations.”
He framed citizenship as central to national identity, adding, “which is a sacred, a sacred honor to be given citizenship of this country. It's not a game of cross the line or can you make it, it's not like Frogger, can you make it across the street when you're a citizen because you're pregnant?”
Posobiec closed his segment by reiterating his belief that the political fight is ongoing despite the Court’s ruling. “We will get it done. We will get it done by God and by God, we'll have our home again. Nothing is over until we say it's over.”
Posobiec opened his remarks by pointing to the Court’s alignment in the case and framing it as a political turning point rather than a final legal resolution: “Well, the Supreme Court did what I've been reporting that the Supreme Court was going to do for about two weeks now.
He went on to criticize the majority, saying, “Roberts and Barrett betrayed us, betrayed the country on birthright citizenship.”
He also focused on the Court’s composition in the ruling, stating, “And they said that, oh, you know, we're going to get rid of this. And they signed on with Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, by the way, her Supreme Courtship is about as valid as Ilhan Omar's citizenship, because it was signed by an auto pen by a brain-addled miscreant who had no idea exactly who he was choosing.”
Posobiec said the decision effectively left control of citizenship policy in dispute between the judiciary and the public, arguing, “What do we have here? We have a situation where the people of the United States don't get to decide who's allowed to become a citizen of the United States.”
He rejected the idea that the ruling settled the issue, pushing back on reactions he described as defeatist. “No, I don't think so. No, I don't think so,” he said. “And let me tell you something right now, because I see a lot of people saying, oh, it's done. Oh, it's all over. We lost a case... We didn't get what we wanted from the case. Oh, no, woe is me. It's all done. It's all over. No, I say that's a load of bunk. I say that's a load of bunk. Nothing is over until we say it is.”
Posobiec said efforts to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants would continue outside the courts. “Birthright citizenship will end. Let me say that again. Birthright citizenship will end because we will end it, specifically for illegal aliens. It will be ended.”
He also pointed to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion as a potential legislative pathway, arguing that the ruling leaves room for Congress to act. “Kavanaugh, in his concurrence, already gave us the plan,” he said. “He wrote his concurrence to say, well, look, hold on a second. This didn't get done through an executive order, but you don't have to go all the way to a constitutional amendment to fix this. All you have to do is change one law.”
Posobiec suggested Republicans could pursue a legislative strategy, saying, “We're going to either add this as a skinny bill, right? Add this as a clean bill, up and down vote, and we're going to change the entire conversation of the midterms to be all about birthright citizenship, about illegal aliens, about deportations.”
He framed citizenship as central to national identity, adding, “which is a sacred, a sacred honor to be given citizenship of this country. It's not a game of cross the line or can you make it, it's not like Frogger, can you make it across the street when you're a citizen because you're pregnant?”
Posobiec closed his segment by reiterating his belief that the political fight is ongoing despite the Court’s ruling. “We will get it done. We will get it done by God and by God, we'll have our home again. Nothing is over until we say it's over.”
