Mace unveils amendment limiting Congress, judges to natural-born citizens

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is proposing a constitutional amendment that would prohibit foreign-born U.S. citizens from serving in Congress, becoming federal judges or holding Senate-confirmed positions.

In a Wednesday statement shared to social platform X, Mace said she introduced a “long overdue joint resolution” for the constitutional amendment, noting, “This is the very same standard the President and Vice President are already required to meet.”

The South Carolina Republican, who is running for governor in the Palmetto State, suggested U.S. officials born in other countries could have split loyalties.

“The people writing America’s laws, confirming America’s judges, and representing America on the world stage should have one loyalty: America,” Mace wrote in her post. “Not any other country.”

“For too long we have allowed foreign born members to hold seats in this government while making clear they are America last,........

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