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To: montanajoe

“If a law is is unconstitutional it should not be passed period.”

Passing a law that says someone born of an illegal in the US is not a US citizen is NOT unconstitutional! The Constitution says they must be under the jurisdiction of the US...so what does that mean? From what I’ve read, the court cases are ambiguous.

A state law could force clarity by forcing a court to consider the question. Unfortunately, I think reality is that A) no state - certainly not Arizona, not right now - will pass such a law, and B) a court would try to sidestep the issue by saying a state has no jurisdiction.

As I said, a state could deport the mother without regard for the child, although I suspect there are enough liberals on the SCOTUS to rule THAT is unconstitutional.


62 posted on 05/22/2010 2:26:23 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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To: Mr Rogers
Passing a STATE law saying someone is not a citizen of the United States is absolutely unconstitutional. People that scream about the constitution need to learn at least the basics of what the Constitution says.
64 posted on 05/22/2010 4:57:07 PM PDT by montanajoe
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