The 14th Amendment was meant to secure the citizenship of former slaves. Your suggested change would make a hash of the meaning of the amendment. Leave the amendment-writing to the professionals. They screw it up enough as it is.
The 14th Amendment was meant to secure the citizenship of former slaves. Your suggested change would make a hash of the meaning of the amendment. Leave the amendment-writing to the professionals. They screw it up enough as it is.Well, in the 1860's the original wording might have made some sense, but I still prefer my editing. In fact, my rewriting would not affect a US citizen in any manner other than to discourage illegal immigrants.
There is an interesting article about the 14th amendment and its origins and its impact on the power of the federal government. Note the last paragraph in particular 14thAmendment