Thread: Fed prosecutor makes crap up on FoxNews about anchor babies!

This morning, Oct., 20th, on Martha MacCallum’s show, Doug Burns, a former federal prosecutor was a guest. The subject was in reference to so called “anchor babies“ ( children born to aliens while on American soil) being granted citizenship upon birth, allegedly because the 14th Amendment requires it, and 14 states now drafting legislation designed to put an end to the automatic granting of citizenship to children born to aliens while on American soil. Mr. Burns alleged the 14th Amendment is very clear regarding automatic citizenship being granted to children born to aliens while on American soil, and he went on to bolster his contention by indicating the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly confirmed its constitutionality.

But the truth is, in IN RE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE CASES, 83 U.S. 36 (1872) the Court states the following regarding the 14th Amendment:

“That its main purpose was to establish the citizenship of the negro can admit of no doubt. The phrase, subject to its jurisdiction' was intended to exclude from its operation children of ministers, consuls, and citizens or subjects of foreign States born within the United States“.


And why would the Court indicate the wording in the 14th Amendment which declares [i]“and subject to its jurisdictionâ€

This issue is going to be huge in the next couple months

I only hope if our people get in they don't put it on the back burner

This needs to be addressed and solved asap

By this strict interpretation, legal residents of the U.S. are not (fully) subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. unless they are U.S. citizens. That may be correct, but I cannot imagine getting the Supreme Court - Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy in particular - to concur. If SCOTUS did so, Congress certainly would not sit down and be quiet.

BTW, HERE IS A TRANSCRIPT of Martha MacCallum’s show with Doug Burns.


JWK


Health care by consent of the governed (Article 5) our amendment process --- tyranny by a PROGRESSIVE majority vote in Congress!

Where is the backbone in the Republican Party Leadership?


The Republican Party leadership ought to immediately author and offer legislation specifically worded to deny citizenship to children born to aliens while on American soil to smoke out our progressive domestic enemies. But keep in mind that our existing Constitution and its legislative intent (SEE FIRST POST IN THIS THREAD) makes it crystal clear that babies born to aliens while on American soil are intentionally excluded from citizenship status by the command of the 14th Amendment! And regardless of what the Supreme Court may offer in an opinion, it is irrelevant unless its opinion is in harmony with the intentions expressed by the 39th Congress which framed and approved the 14th Amendment. And this is in accordance with the most fundamental rule of constitutional law which is summarized as follows:

[b][i]“The fundamental principle of constitutional construction is that effect must be given to the intent of the framers of the organic law and of the people adopting it. This is the polestar in the construction of constitutions, all other principles of construction are only rules or guides to aid in the determination of the intention of the constitution’s framers.â€