14th Amendment Citizenship – Joel Stephen Mattson is a Constitutional Advocate and Scholar of Constitutional Law

U.S. Citizenship vs. State Citizenship – The Legal Trap of the 14th Amendment

By: Joel Stephen Mattson How a Redefined Legal Status Stripped Americans of Their Sovereignty 1. The Citizenship Most Americans Never Consented To When the 14th Amendment was declared ratified in 1868, it introduced a new form of citizenship—“citizen of the United States”—that did not exist in the original Constitution. This change was far more than…

March 31, 2025
The Truth About 14th Amendment Citizenship: Are You Really a U.S. Citizen?

By: Joel Stephen Mattson The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is often cited as the legal basis for defining who is a U.S. citizen. But what if everything you’ve been told about it is based on selective definitions, misleading presumptions, and hidden contracts? This article exposes the full truth — grounded in case law,…

March 29, 2025