[Wallace T.]

The Constitution says what it says. We must not become like the liberals, who treat the Constitution as a "living document", that is, whatever those in power say it means. I am supportive of an amendment to the Constitution that would put an end to the abuse of the 14th Amendment provision that declares all persons born in the United States as citizens. Just because the liberals make up the rules as they go along does not mean conservatives should.

[JLS]

I assume you are talking about the technicality I mentioned. I agree that the Constitution says what it says. I think that a reasonable court might have found a way not to intrude in the government's handling of battle field detainees whether they happened to be US citizens or not, but particularly if they happened to be merely technical US citizens and had essentially never lived in the US after their parents moved them out at a young age. Reasonable courts don't put the executive nor the legislature in the position where they might have to reduce our rights to protect the nation.

Lawyers, particularly Supreme Court level lawyers, are suppose to be good at distinguishing cases and isn't the ability to distinguish cases and get the "desired" outcome what makes for famous, well respected jurists? Maybe the Surpreme Court will finally find a way to do this.