@WilliamTaborDDS@RpsAgainstTrump The concept of birthright dates back 375 years prior to the 14th amendment and was always documented to specifically include the children born of aliens. The was noted ins letters written in 1787 contemporaneous to the authorship of the constitiution.
@WilliamTaborDDS@RpsAgainstTrump The 14th amendment codified the common law as applied for 100 years prior to it. "Jurisdiction" language exempted children foreign diplomats and soldiers of foreign armies. Children of aliens were specifically granted citizenship. US v. Wong & Plyer v. Doe
@DatBennyBoi@WilliamTaborDDS@RpsAgainstTrump The 14th amendment cured the Dread Scott decision that ruled that former slaves were not citizens. It established the birthright of everyone born in America and its territories. It has nothing to do with foreign women.
@bd_clone5537@WilliamTaborDDS@RpsAgainstTrump Let's split hairs. You can believe that whales cause cancer. The plain language of the constitution as understood for 160 years by definition can not be unconstitutional. Twisting the law in knots to conform to your prejudice is unconstitutional.
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