Tennessee Republican bill would limit federal office to natural-born citizens

[RandySF]

A Tennessee lawmaker is trying to disqualify some U.S. citizens from a shot at running for federal office, a move likely to face constitutional questions as Republicans target immigrants this session.

House Bill 2036 sponsored by state Rep. Johnny Garrett of Goodlettsville would prohibit people from seeking election to federal positions in the U.S. House and Senate if they hold dual citizenship or are not a natural-born citizen, meaning they were born in the United States or were born abroad to parents who are U.S. citizens. The measure is being sponsored in the Senate by state Sen. Brent Taylor of Shelby County.

Garrett, who is running for Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District seat, filed the bill Friday, saying in a release it sets a “clear and uniform eligibility standard” matching the requirements to run for the presidency and designed to support citizenship principles and public confidence.

It is one of roughly a dozen bills Republicans have filed this session aimed at immigrants, though this one singles out U.S. citizens.




https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/23/tennessee-republican-bill-would-limit-federal-office-to-natural-born-citizens/

[Botany]

1. The U.S. Constitution should supersede

this bill. If you are an American Citizen,
you are a registered voter, and you don't have any criminal charges against you
you are allowed to run.

However the SCOTUS has seems not to be bothered by things like the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.

[Jersey Devil]

2. The Supremacy Clause: Article VI Section 2

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

[Botany]

4. But the 14th amendment article #3 should

have made it impossible for Trump to run
again along with J-6th, and the stolen documents too. We are into some lawless
territory.

[Jose Garcia]

9. You can run and get elected if you have criminal charges against you

Just ask the guy in the White House.

[WestMichRad]

10. Criminal charges? That's for cream puffs!

You can run and be elected with 34 felony CONVICTIONS.

[Boo1]

3. Does that mean

Other states can make laws about who is eligible to run for federal office too???

I have some ideas.

[leftstreet]

6. LOL no kidding

[Mysterian]

5. These bumpkin motherfucker trump ass-lickers should pick up the Constitution sometime

Too bad they can't read.

[spanone]

7. I live here in Nashville. Republicans have a super majority....

and they are fucking despicable.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. I wonder how Sebastian Gorkin, Elon musk and other immigrant maga jerks feel about this