This thread is about birthright citizenship.
In 1868, virtually all babies born to immigrants were essentially anchor babies, Citizenship for immigrants was predicated by residing here for several years (among other requirements.) Yet their children born here were automatically Citizens.
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This will work its way up to the SCOTUS.
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they may deny cirtiary. wouldnât that be something
Iâm assuming you mean certiorari.
This particular confusion has been around for some time. I believe the SCOUS will want to get it settled once and for all.
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Seen it, itâs what I expected.
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maybe Thomas/Alito. I donât get that any other justice is interested in a 2+ hours of audio questioning both sides over this. Could see Roberts and one other joining and leaving lower court rulings stand. Wonder what the hit rate on Certs to the SC where the lower courts are unanimous/near unanimous on their rulings. Some SCOTUS geek has probably already tabulated such stats.
The SCOTUS should refuse to hear it, which would have the effect of quashing it.
Actually I hope SCOTUS doesâŚthis way it will squash what we already know.
Thatâs my two cents and Iâm sticking with it.
Deny what?
A misspelled word.
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Not taking it would settle the issue for now. The lower court ruling(s) on the matter would stand.
I think there is more to the âSubject to the jurisdiction thereofâ argument than meets the eye. The court is mostly textualist now and what did that phrase mean at the time of its writing. Then I saw a video where the first draft of the 14th called for all people born in the US were citizens of the US. That draft was shot down to add the phrase âSubject to the jurisdiction ofâ
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there is no confusion.
its right there in plain langauge in the 14th amendment.
Allan
Yep! No need for constitutional scholars or justices, when they have you! Hell, we should ask the mods to delete this thread. No need for a thread when you have it all figured out.
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What a stupid post.
Not really. There seems to be a handful of gifted individuals who believe they can simply read our constitution and know exactly what the authors intended. No need for constitutional scholars. No need for supreme court justices.
No need for this thread. The 14th amendment is cut and dried. If Iâm not mistaken, you believe yourself to be one of those gifted individuals.
SCOTUS has already weighed in.
Allan
Not on this specific case.
