Open Letter To: Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Brown In The Matter of Trump v. Barbara BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP Matter
To the Honorable Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson, Shalom!
As this Court deliberates the grave and far-reaching question of Birthright Citizenship under the Constitution of the United States, I write to you not merely as Justices, but as uniquely positioned witnesses within American history—descendants of chattel slavery, standing at the highest legal threshold of a nation force built, in no small measure, upon the backs of your/our ancestors.
This moment is without precedent.
Since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, never before have two Justices of such lineage—one man and one woman—sat together on the Supreme Court at a time when the very meaning and application of that Act’s central promise is under existential review.
Even before you, the historic presence of Thurgood Marshall marked a singular breakthrough; yet now, in this hour, there is a dual witness—balanced, complete, and profoundly consequential.
You stand where law, history, and Providence converge.
The phrase “any person born…” in the 14th Amendment is not abstract language.
It is rooted in the remedial intent of 1866—a sacred legal covenant forged in the aftermath of bondage, aimed specifically at securing the status, protection, and dignity of those once enslaved and their descendants.
That intent—its spirit and its purpose—now stands at risk of dilution, distortion, or destruction from arguments advanced on both sides of the present case.
It must be plainly stated:
A ruling that affirms either extreme—whether expansion without anchor, or contraction without historical fidelity—threatens the very Subject Beneficiaries for whom the law was originally established.
You, more than any others on this bench, carry both the moral inheritance and the legal standing to recognize this danger.
While the remaining members of the Court descend from immigrant heritage, you alone embody the living lineage of those for whom the 1866 Act and the 14th Amendment were expressly designed as a remedy. This is not a matter of exclusion—it is a matter of primary beneficiary interpretation, grounded in history, law, and justice.
Therefore, this letter respectfully but urgently calls upon you:
To reject the false binary presented in this case.
To resist rulings that would harm the original beneficiaries under the guise of broader application or restriction.
And to move, if necessary, for a suspension or reconsideration of this matter until its full constitutional, historical, and moral consequences are properly examined.
Such an action would not be avoidance—it would be guardianship.
You owe this duty not only to your ancestors—those who endured chains, war, and systemic denial of personhood—but also to the soldiers of the Civil War, to the legislative framers of Reconstruction, and to the enduring legacy of Abraham Lincoln, whose work remains unfinished in spirit if not in form.
Indeed, even in the present era, under the leadership of Donald J. Trump—who has openly expressed admiration for Lincoln’s legacy—the nation again stands at a crossroads where history calls for completion, not confusion.
Above all, this duty is owed to Almighty GOD, the ultimate Judge, whose justice transcends all earthly courts, and before whom every decision—legal and moral—must ultimately stand.
You have been positioned, whether by history and Providence, for such a time as this.
To proceed without fully safeguarding the original intent of Birthright Citizenship is to risk not only legal error, but generational consequences.
To act with courage, restraint, and fidelity to that original intent is to preserve the Republic itself.
The eyes of history are upon you.
The weight of ancestry stands behind you.
And the judgment of Heaven, as always, stands above you.
Respectfully submitted,
on behalf of those whose citizenship was first secured in law through suffering, sacrifice, and divine justice,
Ted Hayes
aka
Mr. Citizen Patriot
Guardian of the Republic
Conscience of America
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