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To: BenKenobi
There is no court ruling to confirm your assertion, nor is there legislation.

I have just about had enough of your crap ...

There is no Supreme Court ruling that supports your position or mine. THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

The Ark case decided ONLY that a child of LEGAL immigrants is a citizen.

And, just because there isn't a ruling that declares children of illegals NOT TO BE citizens DOESN'T MEAN that they are. And, likewise, just because there isn't a ruling that declares children TO BE citizens DOESN'T MEAN that they aren't.

This is why we are having the discussion. On our side, we give you plenty of ACTUAL historical law as to why they aren't. You, on the other hand WHINE that because there isn't a decision that they aren't THEN they are.

BUT, you have NO historical law to back you up - just your incessant babbling. I have asked for it from you - REPEATEDLY, although I already knew the answer would be THAT YOU CAN'T since it doesn't exist. All you have is your half-baked opinion.

Your circular reasoning only goes to prove that you are a miserable, incompetant simp.

114 posted on 01/07/2011 12:12:20 AM PST by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...</i><p>)
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To: Lmo56

“There is no Supreme Court ruling that supports your position or mine. THAT IS THE PROBLEM.”

That is because there is an Amendment to the constitution which already has stated that those who are born in America are American citizens.

You are trying to convince me that the fact that you position lacks a supreme court ruling in support is advantageous to your position. It is not. Quite the opposite.

“The Ark case decided ONLY that a child of LEGAL immigrants is a citizen.”

The Ark case says nothing about the children of illegal immigrants, therefore it doesn’t support your argument. The law does not work that way.

“And, just because there isn’t a ruling that declares children of illegals NOT TO BE citizens DOESN’T MEAN that they are.”

Actually, the 14th Amendment explicitly states that they are citizens. Lacking a supreme court ruling in your favour, simply states that it is your opinion alone that those who are born to illegal immigrants ought not to be citizens.

Which is fair enough. I disagree with your opinion, and I disagree that removing birthright citizenship will do much to stem the tide, when you can get all the benefits of citizenship without actually being a citizen.

“This is why we are having the discussion. On our side, we give you plenty of ACTUAL historical law”

And we cited actual historical legislation to the contrary. Which is why you are trying to change the law. It’s one thing to argue that the law ought to be changed. I personally disagree that the law ought to be changed, and I think there are some very good reasons why it should stay the same. You disagree. Fair enough.

If the American people decide that they do not wish to have birthright citizenship, then they can amend the constitution. Until then, those born in America will be considered Americans with all the associated privileges and responsibilities.

“BUT, you have NO historical law to back you up”

It is called the 14th Amendment, which explicitly says that all those who are born in America are American citizens. Now you can argue that the intent was never to apply to the children of illegal immigrants, but there is a distinct lack of jurisprudence to confirm your opinion.

“Your circular reasoning only goes to prove that you are a miserable, incompetant simp.”

I would have thought that those ‘conservatives’ arguing their position could do so without personal attacks. Apparently, I was quite wrong. These tactics are very common among liberals, and rather then being shocking or effective, simply confirms in my mind that this is not a truly conservative position on the issue.


115 posted on 01/07/2011 3:28:25 AM PST by BenKenobi (Rush speaks! I hear, I obey)
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