Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal. All born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth. All sitting in the United States Congress. All making clear every single day their loyalty is not to America.
We just introduced a long overdue joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require Members of Congress, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers to be natural born citizens. This is the very same standard the President and Vice President are already required to meet.
The people writing America's laws, confirming America's judges, and representing America on the world stage should have one loyalty: America. Not any other country.
For too long we have allowed foreign born members to hold seats in this government while making clear they are America last, not America first. We see it every day. This constitutional amendment will put an end to it.
This is pathetic, @SFGiants ...we have a "closer by committee" that seems to have NO closing ability!
Let @Silly_Willy18 pitch, if you're just going to bring anyone in to pitch.
Kentanji Brown Jackson is too good for this court.
I donโt have a transcript yet but she basically asked:
โDidnโt they put birthright citizenship in the constitution in order to avoid this type of debate over who gets to claim a domicile?โ
And Sauer just stuttered.
And then Sonia Sotomayor comes in with the โdoesnโt this open the door to the government withdrawing citizenship from people who were born here?โ
More stuttering.