The child of an alien, if born in the country, is as much a citizen as the natural born child of a citizen, and by operation of the same principle. [p666] ...”
Equal to but not the same as, correct?
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Correct ...
But that is just the opinion of a previous court ruling that SCOTUS cited in the Ark case.
The last paragraph of the Ark ruling contains the opinion and order of SCOTUS.
It states that he is a citizen (presumably vis-a-vis the 14th Amendment), BUT stops short of declaring him a “natural-born” citizen - which had been Ark’s attorney’s position in the case.
OTHERWISE, SCOTUS would have declared Ark a “natural-born” citizen in that paragraph ...
I believe that SCOTUS DID NOT want to open up that can of worms, so they hung their hats on the 14th Amendment as written.
The 14th Amendment ONLY declares that anyone born in the United States is a CITIZEN - it makes NO DEFINITE clarification of “natural-born” citizenship ...
The 14th Amendment ONLY declares that anyone born in the United States is a CITIZEN - it makes NO DEFINITE clarification of “natural-born” citizenship ...See my reply to Red Steel: