[nathanbedford]

Although its galls me to say so, I think, yes, we should proceed with alternative solutions for the reasons I expressed in reply #26. There are also time constraints to consider. The Democrats are feverishly trying to get these illegals drivers licenses so they can vote. That must be stopped but the Republicans in Washington right now are ill disposed to take action.

Just because I think the author of this piece has got it about right does not mean that I'm supporting the Republican establishment who want us to roll over and play dead on the issue of immigration. I just want us to understand what the law and Constitution say as best we can figure out without wishful thinking.

I believe it is probably wishful thinking to believe that we can convince the court consisting of four leftists whose vote is already in the bank and two unreliable jurists that everybody's understanding of the fourteenth amendment for more than a century was wrong. But even if we could accomplish that task thanks to the scholarship in this article, I think the victory would be limited to tourist babies and the court would no doubt impede enforcement in other ways. We have to remember that race is an issue and when race is part of the Supreme Court's consideration strict scrutiny is used and the conclusions are foregone.

Thanks for the kind words.

[wildwoodla]

Thank you for your time.

I know this is far fetched, but as a rhetorical question, has the Supreme Court ever been overruled? I’ll check that out.

Thanks again!

[DiogenesLamp]

I believe it is probably wishful thinking to believe that we can convince the court consisting of four leftists whose vote is already in the bank and two unreliable jurists that everybody's understanding of the fourteenth amendment for more than a century was wrong.

Agreed. We can't even convince them that marriage isn't "gay", so trying to convince them of anything else they do not wish to believe is an exercise in futility.

Just as the people who said that the "Defense of Marriage Act" didn't go far enough, and that a constitutional amendment was needed, were absolutely right, so too are those people who believe that nothing short of a Constitutional Amendment is going to fix this.

The Courts have literally cut themselves adrift from anything resembling reality, and they will not be constrained but through unambiguous and deliberate rebuking of their wrong opinions through the power of the electorate.