Posted on 08/14/2020 8:23:30 AM PDT by Starman417
jdr
Original Story:
Senator Kamala Harris, who was announced yesterday as Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick, qualifies for birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. Some on social media are contending that this disqualifies her from being President of the United States and therefore Vice President as well.
The constitutional qualification states that only natural born citizens can be president. Many scholars have claimed that to be a natural born citizen, at least one parent must be a U.S. citizen. All indicators thus far point to neither of Harris’ parents being citizens at the time of her birth. But there has been no clarification from the Supreme Court on this definition, leaving it in a perpetual state of murkiness.
This comes down to the need to be careful what we wish for. If it could possibly be quickly demonstrated by the Supreme Court that the 14th Amendment does not make natural born citizens, then Harris would need to be replaced. Frankly, I was ecstatic when I heard she had been tapped as the others under consideration were tougher candidates. She may be the weakest VP candidate since Dan Quayle. In fact, she may be weaker.
It’s the wrong argument at the wrong time, especially considering how harmful she is to the Democrats’ election hopes. Republicans would be wise to stop going down this lane of attack. We can and should have judicial examination of the 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship, and originalist interpretations of presidential qualifications, but not today. Not now. Not with the election less than three months away. There’s no need. We have plenty of fodder to legitimately attack both Harris and Biden on merits. It’s counterproductive to try to catch a weak candidate on a technicality, especially one that almost certainly would qualify her if the issue were taken up by the Supreme Court.
That does NOT mean we shouldn’t make it known that she is an “anchor baby.” It’s relevant as her constant attacks on the immigration system and favorable perspectives on open borders give us cause to examine her motivations for feeling as she does. But to try to make it a disqualifying issue is pointless.
Keep in mind, we WANT her to be the VP candidate. Her presence as Biden’s running mate is beneficial for President Trump. Here is what we know so far:
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There is no shortage of avenues through which to attack Kamala Harris. Her policies, rhetoric, and qualifications are all weak. Trying to defeat her by questioning the 14th Amendment two months before ballots go out is unnecessary.
That didn't prevent Obama from serving two terms. What makes you think they care about that now? If anything, the selection of Harris, knowing that she's technically ineligible, is a giant middle finger to the American public.
Where was Cruz born?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada to a Cuban father.
His is the most egregious example of ineligible.
Dem or Republican the law is the law. I think we dodged a bullet not having Cruz as president.
You’re not seriously counting on Roberts.....are you??
“If anything, the selection of Harris, knowing that she’s technically ineligible, is a giant middle finger to the American public.”
With Harris clearly not being a Natural Born Citizen and Biden, while likely being a Natural Born Citizen, is not eligible due to the fact that he committed a felony by serving as Obama’s VP.
Therefore, neither Biden or Harris are eligible and that leaves only Trump and Pence as the legitimate candidates.
The only possible outcome is a Trump victory.
Cruz would have lost against Hillary.
Democrats may elect usurpers, but Republicans will not.
Neither was 0bama!
But only democRATS make the rules.
Roberts? lol
The GOP wants the natural born citizen requirement gutted, too.
That’s why they refused to challenge Obama.
Jindal Rubio and Cruz all ran in 2016 despite being ineligible.
Haley and George P. Bush are waiting their turn to trash the Constitution.
So? That didn’t stop bathhouse barry.
Usurper is all he’ll ever be to those who know the truth.
Just because Congress failed to even verify his age, much less his natural born status does not make him legitimate.
Nobody has seen any document.
All anyone has seen is a jpg of a forgery that did not come until citizen Trump asked where it was.
Well, that is ancient history and that horse has long left the barn. The damage is done.
bkmk
Kamala Harris Sponsored Bill to FORCE Schools To Let Male Athletes Compete In Girls’ Sports<>
24News ^ | 08-12-2020 |
Samantha Foster http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3873820/posts
Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris sponsored a Senate bill that would force public schools to allow biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on girls’ sports teams. . In March 2019, Harris cosponsored the Equality Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . Among other things, the bill would force public schools to expand female athletic teams to include biological males who identify as transgender girls,..
HERE’S HOW THEY TREAT CONSERVATIVE Congressional DEMOCRATS WHO DONT SUPPORT STUFF LIKE THIS and why there is no such thing as a Conservative Dem Congress
Democrats weren’t happy with his votes against abortion and on being the only democrat to vote NO on allowing men to to call themselves a women and compete with women in college sports.
Those who live in Chicago already voted at their local public library. But in the reshaped 3rd Congressional district Daniel Lipinski lost because of redistricting. Which had previously included adjacent Chicago city wards to his 23rd in a district that dealt exclusively with city issues such as a subway L service and the Stevenson Expressway Wards which were reliable Dan’s father William O Lipinski supporters. But since most had areas with hispanic last names those areas were redistricted and assigned to Gutieriez’s district. Those results are posted below which actually tear up the concept of a neighborhood and pit people against each other by using division.
http://www.theusmat.com/mdwbea.htm
FNC is still pretty good from 8:00-11:00 pm if you ignore the chyron which is usually filled with the rat talking points.
yuck - fake/superficial/all about me looking even then.
no reason to let it be, let it fester into a greater wrong. It’s sad to see so many people act like that “well it’s done, too late”. fine it happened, but do some thing real to help it not happen again, otherwise your part of allowing it to repeat. That goes for anything in life not just usurpers/inelligibles in office.
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