Wallbuilders Live! With David Barton & Rick Green
Constitutional Clarity: Understanding Our Founding Document
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Constitutional confusion runs rampant in America today, with progressive reinterpretations threatening the very foundation of our republic. In this thought-provoking episode, we tackle listener questions that cut to the heart of our governing structure, revealing truths that many Americans have never been taught.When examining the 14th Amendment and its application to modern immigration debates, we uncover how dramatically its original purpose has been distorted. This amendment—created specifically to secure equal rights for freed slaves following the Civil War—has been weaponized to support concepts like "anchor babies" that the founders would have found utterly foreign. The crucial phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" was deliberately included as a limitation, not an expansion of citizenship.Perhaps most eye-opening is our discussion of the three branches of government. Contrary to what's taught in most classrooms, these branches were never designed to be co-equal. Drawing d