My Dumb State: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Loses Battle to End Birthright Citizenship of the Fourteenth Amendment

Jul 1, 2026 10:36 AM EDT, Wed

I chose Tennessee Ernie Ford’s song, “Sixteen Tons”, since it describes South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wilson’s eight years of preening and allegiance to Donald Trump, and four years of bashing Biden, it has that gravitas of his efforts all for naught; “Another day older and deeper in debt. I owe my soul to the company store.”

After twelve years auditioning and groveling for a Trump endorsement, Alan Wilson lost the first round endorsement to Pamela Evette in what can best be described as a “political drug deal”. After both candidates made it to the runoff, Donald Trump, not wanting to be seen as a person that endorsed a losing candidate, issued a rare “co-endorsement” of Alan Wilson; which seems like “kissing your cousin”.

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Attorney General Alan Wilson issues statement on Supreme Court decision to uphold birthright citizenship - South Carolina Attorney General

JUN 30, 2026

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) –South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson made the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship.

“Today, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s executive order providing that children born to parents unlawfully or temporarily present in the United States are not citizens of the United States. While we are disappointed in the Court’s decision, we respect the process and will comply with the decision.”

“For 150 years, the 14th Amendment has been misapplied, granting birthright citizenship to those never intended by the drafters. This amendment was rightfully designed to bestow citizenship on emancipated slaves, but since then, it has been misinterpreted to incentivize the ridiculous notion that someone can come to the United States in the dead of night, drop a child like an anchor, and suddenly that child is granted citizenship forever.​ As Attorney General, I will continue to fight alongside President Trump to secure our borders and defend our values.”

Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined multiple multistate amicus briefs throughout the legal process defending President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The briefs emphasized that the intention of the drafters of the Constitution was not to grant automatic citizenship to individuals born to non-citizen parents.

You can read the opinion here.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (T)
Mailing Address
The Honorable Alan Wilson
P.O. Box 11549
Columbia, S.C. 29211
Office Location
Rembert Dennis Building
1000 Assembly Street, Room 519
Columbia, S.C. 29201
General Information: +1 (803) 734-3970
Constituent Services: +1 (803) 737-3953

Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Oct 18, 1956

Nov 25, 2012#tennesseeernieford #thefordshow #sixteentons Ernie’s performs Merle Travis’s timeless anthem to the working man Sixteen Tons on The Ford Show, October 18, 1956. This was the first time he performed this blockbuster hit on his show - the third episode of The Ford Show.

Tennessee Ernie Ford wasn’t the first artist to record “Sixteen Tons,” but he made it his signature. The song, inspired by the travails of the real-life coal miners of Kentucky, was first recorded by one of his forerunners on the Capitol label, Merle Travis, in 1947.

In 2015, the song was recognized by the U.S. Library of Congress for its cultural significance, and it was also adopted into the National Recording Registry.

About Tennessee Ernie Ford

Born Ernest Jennings Ford on February 13th, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford has made an indelible impact on America and the world through his unparalleled accomplishments in radio, records and television.

Throughout his legendary career spanning over 50 years, Ernie Ford’s early successes as a radio personality led to his signing with Capitol Records in 1949. Through 1976, he released a total of eighty-three albums on the label–and literally scores of single records, including his classic version of Merle Travis’ timeless anthem to the working man, “Sixteen Tons”…at the time of its release, the fastest selling single in Capitol’s history.

About The Ford Show

On Thursday night, October 4th, 1956, NBC premiered The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.

As prime-time’s # 1 half-hour variety show for five years, The Ford Show featured all the ingredients of the top variety shows of the day; Hollywood’s greatest guest stars, top-of-the-line production, and terrific music. But one simple element separated it from all others…Ernie closed virtually every show with a hymn, a spiritual or a song of faith. For the time, it was a bold and powerful statement for a popular entertainer of Ford’s stature to be making on live television, especially in the face of the initial objections from Madison Avenue and the network. But it was a statement that would become the trademark of his career, and in many ways, the mark of his life. It would earn him the distinction of almost single-handedly bringing inspirational music into the mainstream of American entertainment…an enduring legacy of the lasting impact that one man’s expression of faith can have on millions of people.

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