“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
If you’re born in the United States, you are a citizen of the US. Period.
Don't cherry pick the language of the Constitution.
The children of illegal aliens are most certainly NOT "subject to the jurisdiction thereof", and are NOT US citizens by circumstance of birth on American soil.
Unless you are not 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' which applies to only four or so categories of people:
Totally correct!
We can all be citizen, even I born in DK!!
But we are NOT "natural" born citizen, and because of that, neither I or Hussein are eligible to become President, pure and simple and PERIOD!!!
Your simplistic reading ignores the phrase "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof". While you in your mind might think otherwise, this is no small thing.
If you were correct, then the wording could just as well be “All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
But, pleae take note: That's NOT what the authors wrote, and for good reason. That's NOT what the authors meant, and its not what the ratifiers understood. YOUR view of this matter is the least relevant one of all.
It is a travesty when yo-yos decide that they can ignore what was meant and substitute their own later-day understandings for the understandings of the consitutional authors, even if those yo-tos happen to be judges. In fact that's even worse. And that's exactly what has happened here.
Now, you may THINK what ever you may want to think, and in fact what you think may be the common perception. In this case it is.
It doesn't change the fact that you can only get there by ignoring, twisting, and subverting the Constitution. Hopefully, one day it will be upheld when a case of first impression reaches the court. It hasn't happened yet in the history of the country. Your bent interpretation has never NEVER been tested in the highest Court in the land.
But NOT neccesarily NATURAL BORN CITIZENS. The only legal distinction is that Natural Born citizens ARE eligible to be POTUS, citizens are not.
But NOT neccesarily NATURAL BORN CITIZENS. The only legal distinction is that Natural Born citizens ARE eligible to be POTUS, citizens are not.
And likewise, if you are not part of a well-regulated militia, you'd better turn your guns in right now.
Nonsense. Offspring of illegal aliens are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof".
http://federalistblog.us/2007/09/revisiting_subject_to_the_jurisdiction.html
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
“If you’re born in the United States, you are a citizen of the US. Period.”
Yes, one born on US soil is a US citizen. But unless one’s parents were citizens, he/she is not a “natural born” citizen.
true, but not necessarily a natural born citizen.
You also have to be "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." In Obama's case, he clearly was, as both his parents were legal residents of the State of Hawaii, so this lawsuit is absurd. I'm thinking the justices are going to hold a hearing on it just so they can have a good laugh.
However, it is not so clear that a child of two illegal aliens is "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." But that's a topic for another day.