Againsheila
Gold Member
Birth Certificates are the ultimate proof of citizenship now. If the 14th amendment were interpreted so birth within the US did not automatically grant citizenship. Then your birth certificate and mine would be worthless as proof of citizenship. Furthermore alternate methods of proof of citizen revolve around proving that you were born here. So how would one prove they are a citizen?Interesting point. If the 14th amendment did not grant citizenship to all children born in the US and we use the birth certificate as proof of citizenship, then each parent would have to prove that they are a citizen before a birth certificate could be issued to the child. How would the parents prove their citizenship since they may have a birth certificate and might be the issue of illegal aliens?
Once again, Logic Boy, how do you think they prove it NOW? Birth certificates only serve as proof of citizenship if the people involved were actually all born here. What do you suppose a naturalized citizen does to prove his citizenship?
Once again, the problem with Obama's birthcertificate, not enough info. Mine has my parents names and where they were born, and even though I was born on a military base in England, at 18 I had to become a naturalized citizen so I have my citizenship papers as well. Funny thing, somehow the interpretation of the law changed between 1975 and now. My sisters kids were born in Canada, not on an American base and her husband is Canadian and her children are considered American citizens born abroad. Now I know the law didn't change, only the interpretation of that law. That's why it's so important that this go to the supreme court.