DGS49
Diamond Member
Trump understands - as few do - that the current practice of granting citizenship to ANYONE born here is bullshit, and based on an intentional mis-reading of a couple words in the 14th Amendment, to wit..."All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States..."
The underlined words were inserted to exclude children of ambassadors and such who were working in the U.S. at the time of birth. These babies were subject to the jurisdiction of their parents' home country and not the U.S., and they would not be granted automatic citizenship.
It was NEVER intended that these words would be used to citizen-ize babies born in the U.S. to mothers who were here illegally. The current interpretation is based on a FOOTNOTE in a USSC opinion - not a binding ruling or precedent by any means - and carried forward by nothing more than inertia.
It has been said that a Constitutional Amendment would be required to change this, or at least Legislation, but as Trump also knows this too is bullshit. It is merely an incorrect interpretation of text, and carries no weight at all.
When Trump issues his Executive Order (assuming he goes through with it), the first "wetback" to be born here to illegal parents will SUE the Federal Government for recognition of its citizenship status, and the case - it may be presumed - will end up at the Supreme Court. Hopefully, on an expedited basis.
Guess what? The Leftists who controlled the court when this abomination was begun are all dead and gone, and there is a new sheriff in town. Although Roberts has shown himself to be a bit wobbly, it is very likely that the Court, when presented with this question, will merely re-state the obvious, and hold that Trump's EO DOES NOTHING TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION, that it merely corrects an unfortunate misinterpretation that has prevailed for many decades.
The people who have already been deemed to be citizens will not be affected, but this stupid, disastrous, unique-in-all-the-world policy will be HISTORY.
All Hail the TRUMPSTER!
The underlined words were inserted to exclude children of ambassadors and such who were working in the U.S. at the time of birth. These babies were subject to the jurisdiction of their parents' home country and not the U.S., and they would not be granted automatic citizenship.
It was NEVER intended that these words would be used to citizen-ize babies born in the U.S. to mothers who were here illegally. The current interpretation is based on a FOOTNOTE in a USSC opinion - not a binding ruling or precedent by any means - and carried forward by nothing more than inertia.
It has been said that a Constitutional Amendment would be required to change this, or at least Legislation, but as Trump also knows this too is bullshit. It is merely an incorrect interpretation of text, and carries no weight at all.
When Trump issues his Executive Order (assuming he goes through with it), the first "wetback" to be born here to illegal parents will SUE the Federal Government for recognition of its citizenship status, and the case - it may be presumed - will end up at the Supreme Court. Hopefully, on an expedited basis.
Guess what? The Leftists who controlled the court when this abomination was begun are all dead and gone, and there is a new sheriff in town. Although Roberts has shown himself to be a bit wobbly, it is very likely that the Court, when presented with this question, will merely re-state the obvious, and hold that Trump's EO DOES NOTHING TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION, that it merely corrects an unfortunate misinterpretation that has prevailed for many decades.
The people who have already been deemed to be citizens will not be affected, but this stupid, disastrous, unique-in-all-the-world policy will be HISTORY.
All Hail the TRUMPSTER!