[DiogenesLamp]

Of course you are more expert on the law than the Supreme Court.

Nowadays, that's not so hard. The Four Liberal judges are obviously more ignorant of the law than virtually anyone you can find off the street regarding MacDonald v Chicago.

If they are so smart, why do they always get it wrong? Hmmm???

[Squeeky]

Thank you for covering two of the “red flags” in spotting Pseudolaw and Pseudo-lawyers. First, you used some “latin jargon” to and second, “the courts are wrong, not us Vattle Birthers.” Although probably your Latin stuff is better evidence of another “red flag” the one about: “On a similar note, pseudolawyers often misuse legal terminology, often because they do not have a full understanding of the concepts they are attempting to discuss.”

[sometime lurker]

The Four Liberal judges are obviously more ignorant of the law than virtually anyone you can find off the street regarding MacDonald v Chicago. If they are so smart, why do they always get it wrong? Hmmm???

Strawman argument, with a hint of ad hominem thrown in.

You imply I think lib justices are "smart." There have been lots of (IMHO) dumb decisions. That isn't the point we're arguing. To refresh your memory:

• The original post (seen in thread title) said that 0bama should have been deported with his father.
• Several of us have pointed out that children born in this country (same few exceptions as always) are citizens.
• In the two cases originally cited, in both the child or children were described as "natural born" in the decisions.
• In neither case was the child considered an alien who violated immigration laws, and deportation only applies to aliens.