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To: Mr. K
The Fourteenth Amendment was poorly written. Anyone who resides in the United States, foreign diplomats excepted, is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The intent was clearly to protect the recently freed slaves from being treated as noncitizens by the former Confederate states. The Supreme Court in 2026 followed the precedent in Elk v. Wilkins (1884), where the Supreme Court interpreted the Citizenship Clause as granting birthright citizenship to all born within the jurisdiction of the United States.

Without three more originalists on the Supreme Court, who will interpret the Constitution by the intent of the authors, this ruling will stand.

7 posted on 09/03/2026 11:17:20 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: Wallace T.

BUT THEY COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE MEANT TWO CRIMINAL ILLEGALLY IN THE USA CAN BIRTH A CITIZEN


14 posted on 09/03/2026 11:55:13 AM PDT by Mr. K (no consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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