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To: mlo

birthright citizenship is per statute but not in the constitution or amendments.citizen-yes,natural born-no...
Harris is an anchor baby. NBC is in the constitution but has never been litigated. I’m pretty certain that i know how scalia would have looked at this,not so sure about the current bunch.


61 posted on 12/15/2020 5:08:51 PM PST by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: CarolinaReaganFan
"birthright citizenship is per statute but not in the constitution or amendments.citizen-yes,natural born-no..."

Incorrect. Birthright citizenship has been the practice in this country since its founding, and before that under English law. It was formally coded into the Constitution in the 14th Amendment. It is there.

"Harris is an anchor baby. NBC is in the constitution but has never been litigated. I’m pretty certain that i know how scalia would have looked at this,not so sure about the current bunch."

In fact it has been litigated, and birther theories haven't won. The history is pretty clear on this. Scalia would have ruled that someone born in the US is a natural born citizen. There really isn't any doubt about this.

63 posted on 12/15/2020 7:09:09 PM PST by mlo
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