Mike Barnicle: Do you believe in birth right citizenship?
Carly Fiorina: I think it is in our Constitution.
No, it’s not, Carly.
Because it’s NOT in the constitution no need to be amended, just to be followed, Bimbo???
With her focus on Trump, instead of selling herself as a positive, Fiorina is squandering much of her goodwill.
She is unraveling. I don’t think anyone can say with certainty that it’s in our constitution, esp when in fact the 14th amendment was re interpreted to include illegals born here, when that wasn’t it’s intent.
Clearly, it’s up for debate and test challenge.
It is most certainly in the 14th Amendment. The only question is if the 14th Amendment applies to illegal aliens, and that question revolves around the requirement that they be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
The courts have held, over and over again, that illegal aliens are subject to US jurisdiction and the birthright citizenship included in the 14th Amendment applies to them. There is every reason to think they will continue to do so. Wishing it were not so will not make it happen. If the United States asserts that birthright citizenship does not apply to illegal aliens, they will be brought to court and lose every day of the week and twice on Sundays. This is reality. Any politician who asserts otherwise is lying.
The only way to eliminate this clear provision of the 14th Amendment is to amend the Constitution. I think this should be done, but I don’t think it would be easy. Any politician who says otherwise is lying to you.
I like Fiorina’s statement that Presidential campaigns will reveal the character of the candidates over time and under pressure. I think this repeated and obvious lie by Donald Trump (and the Wannabe Chorus) that birthright citizenship can be eliminated without amending the Constitution is very revealing, and I have a hard time taking any politician seriously who will lie in such an obvious fashion.