They were not. It took a special act of Congress decades later. And just to be clear, that was true whether you were on a reservation or in a hospital in New York City.
And that tells you everything you need to know about the original understanding of the 14th Amendment, even a generation after Wong Kim Ark.
An excellent analysis of the recent Supreme Court decisions from a conservative perspective, Dr. Martin! Here is my take on these four momentous Supreme Court decisions. I wholeheartedly agree with the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara! Birthright citizenship should remain in place! The children of illegal immigrants born on our soil are protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th amendment. I think the language of the amendment is clear, it says “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.” It is clear that the framers of the 14th amendment as Chief Justice Roberts said, wanted to “permanently enshrine” the idea that “a child born on American soil and subject to American law was made an American citizen.” There is scant evidence for any alternative reading of the amendment.
All that being said, I found Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch’s dissent most compelling. He made a distinction between the children of temporary visitors and noncitizens illegally in the country but with intent to stay. He said he would deny citizenship to the former, but would grant citizenship to the latter as they are “domiciled here.” I would say Justice Gorsuch’s view aligns with my own, that the children of illegal immigrants of someone intentionally and obviously domiciled here-even illegally-should be citizens. While someone who travels here to give birth on U.S. soil (or only stays long enough to give birth) on the other hand, should not receive U.S. citizenship. The court’s ruling in West Virginia v. B.J.P. was spot-on! Biological boys don’t belong in girl’s sports period! Nor do biological men belong in women’s sports! I’m as pro-LGBTQ+ as they come but I couldn’t agree more with this ruling! Trans people should have their own separate athletic divisions, leagues and clubs. This case has nothing to do at all with inclusion. It has to do with fairness and safety for women and girls in sports.
Trump v. Slaughter is a tremendous decision! The President absolutely has the right to fire any government employee! Humphrey’s Executor v. United States in 1935 was 100% wrong! This is indeed how we got the deep state and government’s employees being able to do whatever they want for as long as they want. Now that’s all over! It is well within the President’s executive authority to fire any subordinate who is subject to his authority. It is also the case that the Constitution’s Separation of Powers expressly prohibits the President from having to prove cause before removing a subordinate. Watson v. Republican National Committee was inherently the wrong decision. No, late arriving mail-in ballots should defintely not be counted! That is an open invitation for fraudsters and stuffing the ballot-box in favor of one candidate or party or the other! However as you pointed out, the court does leave room for Congress to act. So we must pass the SAVE America Act! This ruling is bad but it can basically be rendered null and void if our elected officials act quickly!
Indians back then were not granted citizenship in the amendment, right?
They were not. It took a special act of Congress decades later. And just to be clear, that was true whether you were on a reservation or in a hospital in New York City.
And that tells you everything you need to know about the original understanding of the 14th Amendment, even a generation after Wong Kim Ark.
An excellent analysis of the recent Supreme Court decisions from a conservative perspective, Dr. Martin! Here is my take on these four momentous Supreme Court decisions. I wholeheartedly agree with the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara! Birthright citizenship should remain in place! The children of illegal immigrants born on our soil are protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th amendment. I think the language of the amendment is clear, it says “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.” It is clear that the framers of the 14th amendment as Chief Justice Roberts said, wanted to “permanently enshrine” the idea that “a child born on American soil and subject to American law was made an American citizen.” There is scant evidence for any alternative reading of the amendment.
All that being said, I found Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch’s dissent most compelling. He made a distinction between the children of temporary visitors and noncitizens illegally in the country but with intent to stay. He said he would deny citizenship to the former, but would grant citizenship to the latter as they are “domiciled here.” I would say Justice Gorsuch’s view aligns with my own, that the children of illegal immigrants of someone intentionally and obviously domiciled here-even illegally-should be citizens. While someone who travels here to give birth on U.S. soil (or only stays long enough to give birth) on the other hand, should not receive U.S. citizenship. The court’s ruling in West Virginia v. B.J.P. was spot-on! Biological boys don’t belong in girl’s sports period! Nor do biological men belong in women’s sports! I’m as pro-LGBTQ+ as they come but I couldn’t agree more with this ruling! Trans people should have their own separate athletic divisions, leagues and clubs. This case has nothing to do at all with inclusion. It has to do with fairness and safety for women and girls in sports.
Trump v. Slaughter is a tremendous decision! The President absolutely has the right to fire any government employee! Humphrey’s Executor v. United States in 1935 was 100% wrong! This is indeed how we got the deep state and government’s employees being able to do whatever they want for as long as they want. Now that’s all over! It is well within the President’s executive authority to fire any subordinate who is subject to his authority. It is also the case that the Constitution’s Separation of Powers expressly prohibits the President from having to prove cause before removing a subordinate. Watson v. Republican National Committee was inherently the wrong decision. No, late arriving mail-in ballots should defintely not be counted! That is an open invitation for fraudsters and stuffing the ballot-box in favor of one candidate or party or the other! However as you pointed out, the court does leave room for Congress to act. So we must pass the SAVE America Act! This ruling is bad but it can basically be rendered null and void if our elected officials act quickly!
America’s 250th birthday is on the way! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 So here are some more titles to celebrate!
* The Seventies: The Great Shift In American Culture, Society, And Politics by Bruce J. Schulman
* Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class by Jefferson R. Cowie
* America in the Seventies by Beth Bailey
* Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s by Meg Jacobs
* Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power by Robert Dallek
* Watergate: A New History by Garrett M. Graff
* The Election of the Evangelical: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and the Presidential Contest of 1976 by Daniel K. Williams
* Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All by Craig Shirley
* An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford by Richard Norton Smith
* The Final Act: The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War by Michael Cotey Morgan
* Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s by Gil Troy
* American Culture in the 1980s by Graham Thompson
* Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis, The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam by Mark Bowden
* Operation Eagle Claw 1980: The Disastrous Bid to End the Iran Hostage Crisis by Justin Williamson
* Caribbean Crisis: The Invasion of Grenada, 1983 by N.S. Nash
* Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror by Jack Carr & James M. Scott
* Operation Desert Storm: How Two Young Intelligence Analysts and an Infantry Battalion Changed the War in Iraq by Frank Hancock
* Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham
* When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War by Jeffery A. Engel