So the plain language of the 14th Amendment means that Congress CAN, by legislation, define who is "subject to the jurisdiction," which in turn could end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to anchor babies. Lord, I hate it, when reporters who haven't bothered to read the document assert falsely what is in the Constitution.
Congressman Billybob
Even if they had read the Amendment in question it's highly doubtful that knowledge would be apparent in their reporting. ...which is agenda-based, as you know.
Spot-on and concise explanation of of the 14th, btw.
Thank you. I am tired of people bending the Constitution to fit their own agenda. Its time it is followed as written, in the spirit it was written.
Thanks for the clarification.
Even if this reporter knew the plain language they still wouldn't change a syllable of what they wrote.
It goes to prove the old adage, "If the premise is wrong then the solution most assuredly will be also."
Well stated as usual!
“So the plain language of the 14th Amendment means that Congress CAN, by legislation, define who is “subject to the jurisdiction,” which in turn could end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to anchor babies.”
This is a good article, as follows:
What ‘Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’ Really Means.
http://federalistblog.us/2007/09/revisiting_subject_to_the_jurisdiction.html
Excerpt:
“So what was to be the premise behind America’s first and only constitutional birthright declaration in the year 1866? Simply all children born to parents owing no foreign allegiance were to be citizens of the United States.”