'Say what now?' Red state lawmaker triggers alarms with call to 'overturn Amendment 14'

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A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are calling out the stunning remark. "Say what now?" Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kyle Whitmire wrote on X, reacting to comments from Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter on Friday. The GOP state Speaker told local media, "I certainly hope the Supreme Court will overturn Amendment 14," as the state moves to redistrict. The Fourteenth Amendment promises equal protection under the law, as well as due process and birthright and naturalized citizenship.Ledbetter told the press that the Alabama House is still seeking more power to change their state's elections, saying, "all we need now is the courts to overturn Fourteen, and we can look at the election." "Shouldn't our elected officials know that the 14th Amendment protects equal rights & due process for ALL citizens?" the Legal Defense Fund, a civil rights organization, posted on X. "Including you @RepLedbetter!"Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, noted that "this is the same legislative body a court found engaged in intentional racial discrimination in drawing voting maps."House speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter addresses the media after final passage of SB1.@abc3340 https://t.co/uiX3YW6Q3W pic.twitter.com/rFgi8rDjrc— Austin Pratt (@austinpratt_tv) May 8, 2026

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'Say what now?' Red state lawmaker triggers alarms with call to 'overturn Amendment 14'
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'Say what now?' Red state lawmaker triggers alarms with call to 'overturn Amendment 14'

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A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are calling out the stunning remark. "Say what now?" Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kyle Whitmire wrote on X, reacting to comments from Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter on Friday. The GOP state Speaker told local media, "I certainly hope the Supreme Court will overturn Amendment 14," as the state moves to redistrict. The Fourteenth Amendment promises equal protection under the law, as well as due process and birthright and naturalized citizenship.Ledbetter told the press that the Alabama House is still seeking more power to change their state's elections, saying, "all we need now is the courts to overturn Fourteen, and we can look at the election." "Shouldn't our elected officials know that the 14th Amendment protects equal rights & due process for ALL citizens?" the Legal Defense Fund, a civil rights organization, posted on X. "Including you @RepLedbetter!"Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, noted that "this is the same legislative body a court found engaged in intentional racial discrimination in drawing voting maps."House speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter addresses the media after final passage of SB1.@abc3340 https://t.co/uiX3YW6Q3W pic.twitter.com/rFgi8rDjrc— Austin Pratt (@austinpratt_tv) May 8, 2026

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