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Impeaching judges, sterilizing foreign visitors, dissolving the union – some conservatives suggested extreme measures could be called for in the wake of a Supreme Court decision upholding birthright citizenship.The court found that Trump's executive order last year targeting birthright citizenship is illegal under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which states “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”The ruling sparked widespread outrage on the right, which has rallied around President Donald Trump’s push to restrict the constitutional provision granting automatic citizenship to anyone born in the country.Sean Davis, the CEO and co-founder of The Federalist online magazine, wrote in a social media post that there are “several ways forward” after the ruling. Among them: Adding more justices to the Supreme Court and mandating “sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry.”Davis also mentioned dissolving the union, writing “A nation which can’t even restrict who gets to be a citizen isn’t a nation.”Jack Posobiec, another conservative media figure, said in a social media post that “The court never said we can't mandate spot pregnancy tests for foreigners.”Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.“Impeach rogue, activist judges,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, wrote on social media. “We're looking at you Amy Coney Barrett."Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly also slammed Barrett.“I’m sick of Barrett. I’m sick of this bull***t by Barrett, I gotta be honest,” Kelly said on her show.Trump has pushed a hardline immigration agenda centered around mass deportations, but targeting birthright citizenship may have been his most aggressive move. It clashed with how the Constitution has long been understood and sought to dramatically redefine who gets to be a citizen. Trump was deeply invested in the case, attending Supreme Court arguments, a first for a sitting president.The president described birthright citizenship as an “anchor” wrapped around the country’s neck, but Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said, "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights − to freely participate in our political community.”"The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to 'every free-born person in this land.' We keep that promise today,” Roberts added.The loss had some conservatives lamenting about the path forward. Vice President JD Vance, appearing on Fox News, said the ruling was “disappointing” and a “major, major mistake” but said it had a “silver lining.”It showed there is significant support among the justices for ending birthright citizenship, which Vance said is “hanging by a thread.” Four of the justices said Trump's executive order didn't violate the 14th Amendment, although one said it violated a 1952 immigration law."We have to keep fighting because we actually have an opportunity to reverse this decision, just as we've reversed so many bad decisions throughout the generations,” Vance said.Steve Bannon, a prominent MAGA media figure, opened his podcast on June 30 by declaring it was a "day that will live in infamy" but said the fight wasn't over."You know what we’re going to do? We’re going to get up and dust ourselves off and we’re going to go to war," Bannon said.
