While that may be interesting, it is not relevant as he elected to not include that text in the 14th Amendment.
While that may be interesting, it is not relevant as he elected to not include that text in the 14th Amendment.
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He didn’t need to. The 14th Amendment was intended to deal specifically with citizenship status of former slaves in the aftermath of their emancipation. It was not intended to address Article 2 of the Constitution.