Unknown to most people the 14th Amendment had really nothing to do with giving ex-slaves their rights. . .
Have you noticed that Corporations pretty-much run everything?
The Amendment was to put corporations on the same level as people in regard to rights; and it also turns people into legal entities like corporations are. People are creatures of the State, not God.
For more information on how and why this was done, and also legal information on the emancipation of federal status, you may acquire a copy of The Red Amendment from PAC. The Red Amendment goes over the history, purpose and legal effects of the Fourteenth Amendment in detail.