To bring it all back to the original post of the thread, do you believe that Judge Malihi is a cowardly traitor? Or do you believe that he thinks he is doing the right thing, but is ignorant of the law? Or do you believe that he knows the law and precedent, and is following them, but that those are wrong?
I believe he is an Iranian muslim POS.
No, I don't. I even said as much somewhere earlier in the thread.
Or do you believe that he thinks he is doing the right thing, but is ignorant of the law?
Yes. I believe this is an aspect of his decision. I think MOST Lawyers and Judges are ignorant on this aspect of the Law.
Or do you believe that he knows the law and precedent, and is following them, but that those are wrong?
This argument overlaps with the previous one. The Precedent of Wong Kim Ark is not necessarily wrong, though an argument can be made that it is. It depends on how you interpret it. It may be argued that the court held Wong to be a "citizen" but not a "natural born citizen." It is otherwise argued that the court saw no distinction between the one thing and another, though they conspicuously did not use the term "natural born."
Whether Wong Kim Ark was correct or not does not alter the fact that subsequent lawyers and judges have applied it in a manner insisting on the most liberal interpretation of it, and this belief system has become pervasive throughout the legal community.
Judge Malihi is the unknowing victim of this legal "precedent" rut. So is the nation which grants citizenship to birth tourists and anchor babies.