Toddsterpatriot
Diamond Member
The 14th has the clause, "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof".
It does not define the clause. The clause had a meaning in 1865 that was different than how it is understood today.
An originalist court will interpret the text of a law based on the meaning when the law was written, not how it's understood today.
The reason I mentioned illegal immigrants was to explain that interpreting "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" in an originalist way would not require overturning Wong Kim Ark.
IOW, anyone whose parents are present in compliance with US law would still be entitled to birthright citizenship. People who are present illegally could be excluded as aliens, without violating legal precedent.
I think it would have to only apply going forward, because you do not want to create a class of stateless people as a result. But I think the interpretation as a matter of law is not as cut-and-dried as many people assume.
I think it would have to only apply going forward, because you do not want to create a class of stateless people as a result.
They would be subjects of the state their parents came from.


Let's get a link to all of the threads where Trump supporters were complaining about H1B visas, you conveniently provided nothing once again. You're just another mindless drone puppet of the leftist media who uses your TDS to make you look the fool.