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To: Mr Rogers
Passing idiot law by people who claim to be conservative does nothing to promote the conservative cause in my opinion. If a law is is unconstitutional it should not be passed period. When did supposed conservatives turn into ambulance chasers and when did they start listening to politicians who were idiots and make conservatives look lkike idiots?
60 posted on 05/22/2010 11:11:49 AM PDT by montanajoe
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To: montanajoe

“If a law is is unconstitutional it should not be passed period.”

Passing a law that says someone born of an illegal in the US is not a US citizen is NOT unconstitutional! The Constitution says they must be under the jurisdiction of the US...so what does that mean? From what I’ve read, the court cases are ambiguous.

A state law could force clarity by forcing a court to consider the question. Unfortunately, I think reality is that A) no state - certainly not Arizona, not right now - will pass such a law, and B) a court would try to sidestep the issue by saying a state has no jurisdiction.

As I said, a state could deport the mother without regard for the child, although I suspect there are enough liberals on the SCOTUS to rule THAT is unconstitutional.


62 posted on 05/22/2010 2:26:23 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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