The courts said the 14th Amendment changed the Constitution. Why was the Amendment written?
Lincoln!
Lincoln's actions changed our government. Changing our government is not something he had the authority to do. It was a direct violation of his oath of office.
The length of time between his death and the court decisions is immaterial. His Amendment DID do what they said it did.
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Though I am curious why you wandered away from your illegal alien threads to begin with.
I was trying to show how Lincoln's actions still affect us today. The illegals have special right precisely BECAUSE they are illegal. Citizens NO LONGER have 'rights', but privileges BECAUSE OF their citizenship.
This legal fact, is again, directly a result of Lincoln's actions.
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Look. I'm not trying to be difficult, and I do know of the facts of which I speak.
I don't like knowing how the birthright of Freedom was stolen from Americans.
I don't like knowing OUR OWN GOVERNMENT continues to financially rape the American public with no legal authority to do so.
I don't like watching politicians continually beating Americans over the head with the *law* while they themselves freely ignore it.
But the fact is, I DO know...and Lincoln was the Great Instigator.
All amendments do change the Constitution, as you would realize if you stopped and thought about it.
His Amendment DID do what they said it did.
"His Amendment" wasn't passed out of Congress and sent to the states until 14 months after Lincoln had died. How was it his?
But the fact is, I DO know...and Lincoln was the Great Instigator.
You know I've heard you southron types blame Lincoln for everything from international Communism to a rainy day. But blaming Lincoln for illegal immigration is definitely a new one.