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To: org.whodat

Don’t need to site case law …

The Constitution seems pretty clear:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
Child was born while within territorial bounds of the US.


35 posted on 12/08/2006 8:15:26 PM PST by doc1019
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To: doc1019
The Constitution seems pretty clear: All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. Child was born while within territorial bounds of the US.

The plane was the national carrier of Mexico and subject to Mexican regulations. Neither the baby nor the parents were "resident" in any U.S. state (a requirement of the 14th Amendment) at the time of birth.

41 posted on 12/08/2006 8:27:02 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: doc1019
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

Wrong as already pointed out on prior thread. I thought you had some updated argument. Instead I find it was just hot air.

47 posted on 12/08/2006 8:37:32 PM PST by org.whodat (Never let the facts get in the way of a good assumption.)
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To: doc1019
Child was born while within territorial bounds of the US.

The Mexican airliner is Mexican soil. She was in Mexico when the baby was born. She was not on U.S. soil or even legally admitted to visit the country at the time of the birth.

56 posted on 12/08/2006 8:45:34 PM PST by Myrddin
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If she was born on a Mexican flag carrier prior to that carrier arriving at it's port of call in the United States, the carrier is the sovereign territory of Mexico. Would you argue that a child born inside of three miles of the coast of the United States on a ship destined for a US port is a citizen?
72 posted on 12/08/2006 9:29:43 PM PST by Hawk1976 (And for my next trick I will use splel chuck.)
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