What would have happened had the Judges decided the case the other way?
Calvin was granted estates in England. English law required one be a subject in order to own English land. At issue was whether Calvin, a Scot, could own land in England. Had the case gone the other way, Calvin would not have had his ownership of the estates in England recognized, and his heirs could not have inherited the estates from him.
For persons born in the United States, post 14th Amendment, that is the governing law, taking precedent over any conflicting law.
All persons born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are deemed citizens by virtue of the circumstance of their birth, pursuant to the organic law of the United States.
No statute law can add to or subtract from the Constitution. Congress is delegated no authority to amend the Constitution.
The Constitution does not say all persons born in the United States of citizen parents, or one citizen parent. It says nothing of parentage whatever. No such condition can be added without an amendment to the Constitution.
One is either born a citizen (a natural born citizen), or born an alien.
14A is not exclusive. Federal Statute law controls the status of children born outside the territory of the United States.
Well this is true, but I was hoping you would have gone a little further with it.
Of course it affects Calvin (Robert Colville) negatively, but what do you suppose would have been the reaction among the rest of the Scots if they were told they couldn't own land in England?
I argue this case was an existential crises for King James VI.