The Cable act cannot change the Constitution.
The Constitution only contemplated two subdivisions of US citizenry - those who are citizens through the natural act of being born and those that must be naturalized.
The Constitution only contemplated two subdivisions of US citizenry - those who are citizens through the natural act of being born and those that must be naturalized.
The Cable act did not Change the Constitution. The 19th Amendment did that. The Courts interpreted the 19th Amendment broadly to include other rights for women not previously expressed in law. Congress enacted the Cable act to bolster the Court's rulings on equality for women, under the "penumbra" of the Spirit invoked by the 19th amendment.
It had the defacto result of CREATING a new subclass of "born" citizen. Where before it was impossible to have a citizen of Split allegiance, the passage of the cable act MADE it possible. Prior to this time, Citizenship of a married couple was defined by the Husband's citizenship. Prior to 1922, ALL children were born either "natural born" or "Foreign". There was no "in-between".