There are several conservative legal scholars that agree with me, but it has been so long since I argued this topic that I am having trouble remembering their names.
I did finally remember this one because he reminded me of "Eastman Kodak", and so it was a bit of a memory aid. At one point I posted a very large list of Conservative scholars that agreed with me here at Free Republic. Finding it now is problematic.
-John C. Eastman, Ph.D., is Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law and Director of The Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence.
From Feudalism to Consent : Rethinking Birthright Citizenship
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After all, what would Cruz know for example. Not like he has a Constitutional Law background or anything -
I hear this a lot, and this assertion operates under the faulty assumption that someone who studies the constitution must have a done extensive studies on this tiny little clause that is for the vast majority of the time, of little interest compared to the larger body of the document.
A more plausible explanation is that they are just told some professor's opinion on it, and never bother looking any deeper, content in the assumption that what is regarded as precedent is in fact correct.
Thanks for bringing a name into it - I’ll look it up. But I do think you’re “over selling” Eastman and “under selling” Cruz. But you at least answered the question.