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To: trumandogz

It wasn’t the subject of the Amendment. Mere citizenship was.

The drafters of the 14th were not trying to re-write the well-understood qualifications for the Presidency. They were trying to ensure citizenship for the descendants of slaves without granting it to indians.


129 posted on 01/01/2009 10:17:08 PM PST by John Valentine
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To: John Valentine

And what other rights have the SCOTUS seen in the 14th Amendment?

Take a look at Plyler and how the Court granted Constitutional protections to illegal aliens under the Equal Protection Clause.


131 posted on 01/01/2009 10:22:51 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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