The ORIGINAL Constitution does not establish birthright citizenship but the 14th amendment certainly does.
"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"
So to overturn this we need another amendment. Just like how the 18th amendment (prohibition of alcohol) was overturned by the 21st amendment
The key words are:
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
An illegal alien isn't. For example, they wouldn't be drafted if there was a war.
Moreover, the discussions of Founding Fathers make it clear what they meant, and a "constitutionalist" judge is meant to interpret the constitution as what it was trying to say at the time.
Truly, only a left wing activist could interpret the words you quoted as "anyone can come in here illegally, shit a child, and have the right to stay"
The ORIGINAL Constitution does not establish birthright citizenship but the 14th amendment certainly does.
"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"
So to overturn this we need another amendment. Just like how the 18th amendment (prohibition of alcohol) was overturned by the 21st amendment
The key words are: and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
An illegal alien isn't. For example, they wouldn't be drafted if there was a war.
Moreover, the discussions of Founding Fathers make it clear what they meant, and a "constitutionalist" judge is meant to interpret the constitution as what it was trying to say at the time.
Truly, only a left wing activist could interpret the words you quoted as "anyone can come in here illegally, shit a child, and have the right to stay"