To: Windflier
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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
In my opinion it isn't clear BECAUSE people can argue over the meaning of 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof'. Until that is clarified, a judge can interpret it at whim.
56 posted on
08/25/2016 8:33:00 AM PDT by
xzins
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To: xzins
“In my opinion it isn’t clear BECAUSE people can argue over the meaning of ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’.”
People argue about it because they’re ILLITERATE.
We don’t need black robed tyrants to clarify the meaning of the 14th. We need English teachers.
63 posted on
08/25/2016 9:13:54 AM PDT by
Windflier
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