[DaveTesla]

Center column 5 paragraphs up:

The 14th amendment will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who
belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the government of the United States, but
will include every other class of person.

Senitor Jacob M. Howard Congressional Globe,Senate, 39th Congress, Page 2890, 1st Session May 30th 1866

[DaveTesla]

See above post 572

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2442381/posts?page=572#572

[EnderWiggins]

Thank you, Dave, for helping prove my point that John Bingham did not write the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment.

You quoted the real author's comment, "The 14th amendment will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the government of the United States, but will include every other class of person."

And yes, it has always been understood that children of ambassadors or foreign ministers are "foreigners, aliens," i.e. not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. And they are the only "class of person" excluded by that comment.

"Every other class of person" includes the children of aliens who are not ambassadors or foreign ministers.