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To: jz638
Has he talked about crafting a bill clarifying the 14th ammendment as written first?

There is no need to clarify the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment wasn't about giving citizenship to anchor babies.

The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the citizenship rights of native-born Black Americans.

Senator Jacob Howard who helped draft the 14th amendment said in 1868...

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6 posted on 07/29/2010 9:47:07 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign

To me, that reads to say all babies born in the US, with the exception of those foreign/alien babies who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, are U.S. citizens.


25 posted on 07/30/2010 1:54:48 AM PDT by Kimberly GG ("Path to Citizenship" Amnesty candidates will NOT get my vote!)
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