Post by CrisPost by StraboPost by s***@msn.comPost by CrisThe issue is important.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/us/politics/07fourteenth.html
Also in the House, a new bill was introduced by Republican Steve King
of Iowa to essentially rewrite the 14th Amendment.
Can we give a group of racists and hatreds so much space?
Definitely NO. We are talking about a person born in USA!
What is the intention of the bill? It does not accomplish deterring
immigration. Does Mr. King believe that people come to the country to
have babies?
Does the bill intend to penalize the irregular immigration status of
the mother? Denying an innocent baby his/her right to citizenship is
penalizing the baby.
Are they going to change the 8th amendment also? The one that has the
clause about the cruel and unusual punishment .
What is the true intention of the bill?
The 14th amendment is one of the incorporated amendments to all States
and it is a reason for it. Before the 1860s was about blacks. Are we
so much moving backwards that now in 2010 it should be modified to
allow the segregation of other groups?
The more I think about it, the more absurd it gets. Sad.
Nothing absurd nor racist about it. What race are we talking about
if it is racist? Many illegals may not coming here intentionlly to
give birth but once here many do so and they know that means welfare
for their U.S. born child till they are 18 years old. They also
think they can anchor themselves unto our country by giving birth on
our soil.
The 14th was never intended to include babies born from illegal alien
parents. It makes a mockery of our citizenship. Most countries
today require that at least one parent be a citizen in order for their
newborn to qualify for instant citizenship. Time to have the Supreme
Court revisit this fiasco and make this ruling so that there is some
value to our citizenship rather than the scam it has become.
Until then, I've visited the situation and rule in your favor.
Every evidence says that the 14th A. clause pertains only to ex-slaves.
Some of these idiots are just too stupid to figure it out
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(Dios los cria y ellos se juntan, que desastre)
Absurd! I insist.
Being native born does not warrant natural citizenship. Native born
residents are not necessarily citizens.
Native refers to a birthplace not an automatic acceptance by
a particular nation. To be a natural citizen one must be born
within the US to parents who are American citizens.
Post by CrisSo, for you the citizenship of the mother is related to where she was
born because she was born outside the US but the citizenship of the
baby is not related to the place where he was born but is attached to
ABSURD!
I cannot unravel this tangled prose.
Post by CrisAnd, assuming that not ALL but ‘some’ have the intent to anchor
themselves to the country through the citizenship of their children
(another absurd stretch), how are you going to indentified them?
If you cannot show that you are a citizen then you are not a citizen.
Simple.
Post by CrisPenalizing everybody? In particular penalizing a new born? You must
admit, this is beyond absurd.
1. The issue is not about penalties but about citizenship.
2. We, the people of the US will not be obligated to solve other
people's problems.
If your newborn is not born to American citizens, it cannot
be a *natural* citizen. Take it away and apply for citizenship.
Post by CrisThe main issue that you don’t want to address is the fact that you are
supporting an unjust rule about the future of a baby.
Sorry friend, you're up against a libertarian capitalist. I
I don't need your approval to survive and thrive.
And, I'm not the least bit interested in your baby or notions of
social justice.
Post by CrisAnd you go on adding to the mix the welfare. If you have a problem
with the welfare system then change that. And if you have a problem
with immigration laws, then work on that. It is absurd to change
citizenship of a new born to accommodate other collateral and unfound
ridiculous assumptions. We are looking at it from the Bill of Rights
angle but Human Rights are involve here also.
1. Left to me there wouldn't be a "welfare system."
2. The immigration laws are fine, they're just not being enforced.
3. You wouldn't know a Right if you were sitting on one.
Post by Cris“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.”
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
*and subject to the jurisdiction thereof*..."
Jurisdiction refers to ordinary, everyday rights, laws
and privileges. Illegal aliens ARE NOT SUBJECT to ordinary
US rights, laws and privileges.
Therefore, foreign nationals ARE NOT subject to US jurisdiction.
Foreign nationals ARE CITIZENS of another country or nation
and are subject to that jurisdiction. That's why we call them
FOREIGN NATIONALS.
That's if one even accepts the validity of the 14th A. Since
that clause of the 14th A. was self-canceling, it is not valid.
Post by CrisAssuring that other amendments in the Bill of Rights will be also
incorporated to the states by the due process clause. We can’t give
that up!!!! Today we change it to accommodate an absurd (I insist)
obstacle against a group (by race or not, xenophobic nevertheless) and
tomorrow everybody may be a target.
And about most countries, well… most countries today have better
welfare, social previsions, and health care than the US.
Good! Now go there.
Post by CrisAnd they are
not in continuous war . Perhaps we should use our energy to work
towards those important issues that bottom line could improve the life
of ALL Americans.
"We" are not going to do anything and "we" are not inclined to
improve your life.
Post by Cris[Lol. I can help to think that you are probably a supporter of
Israel’s policy that if the mother is a Jew then the children are
Jews… :)
It'd better be or else a whole bunch of Jews are gonna cry;
but it's not an Israeli policy, it's Jewish law and culture.
FYI, the practice of matrilineal bloodlines predates the
Hebrews by thousands of years and is used in other cultures
today.
Post by CrisNow I get it. You want USA to be like Israel. Sure, let’s start
building kibbutz and militarized the whole population…
OMG, please start thinking and reconsidered. Although I may be wasting
my time with you.]
At last you got something right.