RE: Why not pass the bill introduced by Steve King in January, HR 140, to eliminate birthright citizenship and see what happens if it gets legally challenged.
Not IF, my friend, WILL. IT WILL 100% be legally challenged as soon as it passes.
Millions of illegals and their friends will put this to the courts until it reaches the Supreme Court.
Here’s my guess as to how it will turn out.
FOR BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FOR ILLEGALS:
Kagan
Sotomayor ( OF COURSE, just pronounce her name )
Breyer
Ginsburg
Kennedy ( Mr. Gay Marriage himself )
Robert ( Mr. Obamacare )
Result: 6-3 in favor of the illegals.
A valiant but futile effort.
Did anyone ask Trump what sort of Justice he would appoint to the SCOTUS yet?
My friend, that is exactly the reason to pass it. You will not know how the courts will decide until it is a law. SCOTUS cannot make a ruling without such a legal challenge.
Result: 6-3 in favor of the illegals. A valiant but futile effort.
I don't agree with your assessment on how the courts will rule, but we will never know until it is tested. Futile, my a$$. Even if it were to fail, we would then know it will take a Constitutional amendment to change the law.
There are only two countries in the world that recognize birthright citizenship, us and Canada. Why should we continue with a policy that is costing us billions of dollars a year? One out of every 10 children born in this country are born to illegal aliens. They become entitled to food stamps, Medicaid, housing assistance etc. It must be changed and the first thing that needs to be done is to pass the bills in Congress to start the ball rolling.