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No state can deny anyone citizenship even if they were a born to non-citizens. The ammendment and thereby the constitution is clear on this matter. A state can pass a referendum if they so choose but it is non-binding. The only way to clear this up is through another ammendment. If there are 15 states wanting this, they need another 19 states and they can get an amendment or even call for a constitutional convention.
one wonders how one gets a drivers license or a passport without a birth certificate....least of all become president....
one wonders how one gets a drivers license or a passport without a birth certificate....least of all become president....
one wonders how one gets a drivers license or a passport without a birth certificate....least of all become president....
On the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.States lack the jurisdiction to repeal the 14th amendment
No state can deny anyone citizenship even if they were a born to non-citizens. The ammendment and thereby the constitution is clear on this matter. A state can pass a referendum if they so choose but it is non-binding. The only way to clear this up is through another ammendment. If there are 15 states wanting this, they need another 19 states and they can get an amendment or even call for a constitutional convention.
When exactly did the matter become clear? Why? How? What would you describe about how the matter was handled before the epiphany?
On the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.States lack the jurisdiction to repeal the 14th amendment
This is key....On the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.States lack the jurisdiction to repeal the 14th amendment
"Pearce argues that the "original intent" of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to freed U.S. slaves, and that it was never meant to apply to the children of foreigners."
This needs to be figured out 1st.... b/c repealing the ammendment in my opinion is not necessary. Lets just interpret it properly.
On the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.States lack the jurisdiction to repeal the 14th amendment
This is key....On the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.
"Pearce argues that the "original intent" of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to freed U.S. slaves, and that it was never meant to apply to the children of foreigners."
This needs to be figured out 1st.... b/c repealing the ammendment in my opinion is not necessary. Lets just interpret it properly.
The states do not interpret the intent, the courts do
Like the 5-4 remedy decision in Bush v Gore, this was a politically motivated vote that fell along party lines. As such, it isn't a REAL decision.No state can deny anyone citizenship even if they were a born to non-citizens. The ammendment and thereby the constitution is clear on this matter. A state can pass a referendum if they so choose but it is non-binding. The only way to clear this up is through another ammendment. If there are 15 states wanting this, they need another 19 states and they can get an amendment or even call for a constitutional convention.
When exactly did the matter become clear? Why? How? What would you describe about how the matter was handled before the epiphany?
In Afroyim v. Rusk, a five-to-four majority of the US Supreme Court overruled the 1958 decision permitting expatriation for voting in a foreign election and announced a constitutional rule against all but purely voluntary renunciation of United States citizenship. The majority ruled that the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment constitutionally vested citizenship in every person “born or naturalized in the United States” and that Congress was powerless to take that citizenship away.
On the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.States lack the jurisdiction to repeal the 14th amendment
This is key....
"Pearce argues that the "original intent" of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to freed U.S. slaves, and that it was never meant to apply to the children of foreigners."
This needs to be figured out 1st.... b/c repealing the ammendment in my opinion is not necessary. Lets just interpret it properly.
Glad you agree with me, and that you admit your error. Kudos.Individually....noOn the contrary - the states can amend the constituion in whatever way they might choose.States lack the jurisdiction to repeal the 14th amendment
CollectIvely....yes