Any lawyers here? What’s the case law on birthright citizenship? If TX were to say we don’t recognize these people as citizens the Feds would certainly come after TX. Could this force clarification of 14A?
This is the best assessment of the situation. A little long, but worth it. When this testimony was requested and submitted, Lamar Smith was the subcommittee chair. He is going to be chairman of the House Judiciary Committee come January.
http://judiciary.house.gov/legacy/6042.htm