Huck: Don't change 14th Amendment

Politico ^ | 8/12/10 | Andy Barr

[detritus]

Former Arkansas GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee says he is against changing the 14th Amendment to remove birthright citizenship.

"The Supreme Court has decided that, I think, in three different centuries," Huckabeee said in a radio interview Wednesday with NPR. "In every single instance, they have affirmed that if you are born in this country, you are considered to be a citizen. The only option there is to change the Constitution."...

But asked Wednesday if he supported such a change, Huckabee responded simply: "No."...

[postoak]

I think you need to restate your post. How could The Federalist Papers discuss the 14th Amendment?

[Dr.Zoidberg]

huckster is predictable if nothing else.

[GraceG]

Just amend it so that one parent HAS to be a US citizen, problem solved.

[LibLieSlayer]

Our Founders were clear on what was meant by the 14th Amendment and they enunciated this in those Federalist Papers. If you want to educate yourself, go to Levin's site and read his archives from Tuesday. It is quite clear that the 14th does not allow anchor babies... but activist anti-American justices do.

LLS

[astyanax]

Ann Coulter's August 4th column.
JUSTICE BRENNAN'S FOOTNOTE GAVE US ANCHOR BABIES
"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.
...
The very author of the citizenship clause, Sen. Jacob Howard of Michigan, expressly said: "This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers."

[DuncanWaring]

There he goes again ... ssucking-up to the New Conquistadores; I wonder if he still admits to claiming we must be nice to them to Atone for the Sin of Slavery.

[FourPeas]

Silly man.

[muawiyah]

Deal is an authentic RINO having won office before as a Democrat and only then turning into a Republican. You guys running around complaining that this, that and the other Republican is a RINO swallowed Deal whole.

No sympathy for you.

[detritus]

Uh, the question is how the Federalist Papers from the 1780s discussed the Fourteenth Amendment which was drafted and ratified in the 1860s. Was the Doctor one of the Founding Fathers?

[MBB1984]

Goodbye, Huckster!

[dalereed]

That liberal pile of crap turns my stomach and I change channels as soon as he comes on!

[EternalVigilance]

The very author of the citizenship clause, Sen. Jacob Howard of Michigan, expressly said: "This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers."

The money quote.

Congress already has all the power they need to stop the children of illegal invaders from obtaining US citizenship. All they lack is the will to do so.

[abortionisalwaysmurder]

I’m starting to think Huck is more American Baptist than Southern Baptist.

[EternalVigilance]

Huckabee is a notorious lightweight when it comes to the Constitution and the history of this country.

I once heard him claim that most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were clergymen, when in fact only one was.

In the September 2007 “Values Voter” debate he had no idea what the Mexico City policy was. He thought it had something to do with immigration.

Fortunately, one of the authors of the Reagan policy which prevented the use of our money for abortions in other countries, Alan Keyes, was on the stage to correct him.

[mad_as_he$$]

The dumba$$ Reps still have the delusion that pandering to the invaders will win them votes.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Chuck Huck!

[DuncanWaring]

Allowing children born to illegal aliens in the US to become citizens is like a child being born in your living room to a home invader and claiming to be a resident of your house.

Yep - "Welcome, my Undocumented Houseguest; we must find a way to normalize your presence in our family".

Not in a million years.

[McGruff]

That boy's about as smart as a box of rocks.

[sima_yi]

The fourteenth article of amendment to the Constitution is hereby modified...

Agreed, but I would use the term "clarified" in place of "modified".

[dixiedarlindownsouth]

I don’t see that the Constitution has to be amended. But it would be great to see it correctly interpreted. Everyone has to dream I guess.