Posted on 03/08/2025 2:34:46 PM PST by Az Joe
Leaving birthright citizenship to the Roberts court is walking into a minefield – legislation is the smarter route to end this unnecessary relic of the 19th century. Here’s why. If conservatives are counting on the Supreme Court to rule birthright citizenship for illegal aliens unconstitutional, think again – it isn’t the slam dunk many believe it to be. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a better path to abolishing this disastrous policy for good.
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Ultimately, a Constitutional Amendment might be the only sure way.
Bryant will rule against America. Just look at her trophy UN family. She’s as anti-American as all Dems are.
There’s no way in hell that a bill would get through the House *or* the Senate with these razor thin majorities.
Congress is totally corrupt and will vote the way they’re paid to.
It is a 5-4 TDS court. We are screwed.
No, Roberts and Barrett will vote with the three democrat shrews.
Section 5 of the 14th Amendment empowers Congress to define who is included/excluded by the clause “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”.
Yep. Maybe one of the bad ones will drop dead. Was the Federalist Society getting USAID money?
Also, Kavanaugh is not reliable at all. Another virtue signaling squish. Gorsuch is a libertarian so he’s probably all for third world trash coming here to spit out “citizens”. It’s really 5-2-2.
The Robert’s Court is corrupted beyond redemption. ONLY Thomas and Alito consistently do their job, of upholding the Constitution, as written and intended.
‘ Ultimately, a Constitutional Amendment might be the only sure way.’
Concur
Too many cowards in congress and the Supreme Court . There is no way they do the right thing
Plus most of the support the great replacement
They won’t. And they won’t take the case if it comes to them upholding. They want no part of that can of worms. Bank on it.
RE: Don’t Count on SCOTUS to End Birthright Citizenship, Send it to Congress
I’m fine with that. Their individual votes will tell us WHO they actually think they serve — Americans or foreigners. This will be a clarifying moment.
It is a congressional issue, not a judicial one. Besides, Roberts and the four gals will let us down.
Constitutional amendment is the right way to go. It’s what makes our country great.
As if he never heard of a filibuster.
There IS no “guarantee of birthright citizenship.”
ONLY children of US Citizens, or those otherwise under the jurisdiction of our Constitution (those living in territories, on reservations, etc) NOT of a foreign country.
This is SO simple it’s why the founders left it alone and it wasn’t codified until the 1860’s AFTER the war between the states was settled.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” - 14th Amendment
That pesky little coordinating conjunction “and” certainly does confuse people, especially the Effing lawyers today and for several decades who haven’t understood a WORD of our US Constitution.
Children born of parents who are NOT “subjects” (as in “subjects of the crown” - CITIZENS) can NOT BE citizens themselves by “birthright.”.
For reference: Coordinating Conjunctions
“And” is a coordinating conjunction used to join words, phrases, or clauses that are of equal importance and grammatical structure. It is one of the seven coordinating conjunctions in English, which can be remembered using the acronym FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).
In the words of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (RIP) “The constitution says what it says and doesn’t say what it doesn’t say.”
Outlaw birth tourism….that will end a lot of the problems.
Congress will never change this.
Too many lovers of illegals in Congress.
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