[pgyanke]

“Every Person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. 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 accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons.”

-- Senator Jacob Howard, co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866.

[Non-Sequitur]

Senator Jacob Howard, co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866

Well then he should have worded the amendment that way, shouldn't he?

[kosciusko51]

With all due respect to Senator Howard, if that is what he wanted it to mean, he should have included "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 accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons." into the text of the amendment.

Since it is not part of the text, we have some "wise latina" trying to ascertain the meaning of the amendment, and she will not look at "original intent".

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[newzjunkey]

Pity that language wasn’t included in the 14th Amendment.