Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship

[pipedreams]

"The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was what we call an “originalist” when it came to interpreting the U.S. Constitution. He believed the only way to read the Constitution was in the context of the times when its provisions were written which formed the intent of those who wrote and later amended it. We could only interpret what they meant by reading what they wrote through the filter of the events of their day, not our day.

The issue of the 14th Amendment and whether it conveys birthright citizenship just from being born on American soil  has resurfaced in the context of the current debate on immigration and border security. The answer can be found in looking at the times in which it was written and examining the actual words and thoughts of those who wrote it.

John Eastman of the Claremont Institute testified before the subcommittee, saying, the Supreme Court has never actually held that anyone who happens to make it to U.S. soil can unilaterally bestow citizenship on their children merely by giving birth here."

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/trump_challenges_birthright_citizenship.html#ixzz5xQ1GYede

[Al Czervik]

I applaud the effort.  But, I am doubtful of the outcome.

[Dric902]

Case law and precedent don’t require a SCOTUS ruling.

and it’s very unlikely to overturn it now

 

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