Except that the Constitution's natural born clause was not intended to cover jus soli but only jus sanguinis. Meaning, the only factor that mattered was the status of your parents and the allegiance to whom they owed. In order to be a natural born citizen, at least one of your parents must be a US citizen (originally father only, but was expanded to mother for obvious reasons and rightfully so). Doesn't matter where you're born, but just to whom. That's why Tim Tebow is eligible, despite being born in the Philippines.
Doesn't matter that SCOTUS previously made their jus soli anchor baby ruling. They were wrong.
So the only question that matters is whether at least one of her parents was a US citizen or was at the very least, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the USA, meaning had a green card and already renounced citizenship to country of origin or previous domicile.
At the time of the creation and ratification of the Constitution, Vattel was the western authority when it came to the Laws of Nations, hence the title of his book. Framers were well aware of him and his work, and cited as influence. And what did Vattel say? In short, jus sanguinis.
Do not fail to maintain the context of the entire sentence from the 14th: "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." A foreign national is not fully subject to the jurisdiction of the USA, but is rather subject to the jurisdiction of their home country, the government of which to whom they maintain allegiance.
Unfortunately, what the SCOTUS rules is the law of the land.
SCOTUS renders rulings in individual cases and no more. Such rulings indicate how the Court would likely rule again in similar cases, so most challengers will just cower and stop enforcing the law as is called for. That's not how it should work. When the Court errs, they are to be ignored and resisted. That's why it's essential to have strong local and state government officials with backbones to do what is right.
Mr. Marshall has made his made his ruling. Let him enforce it.
Kamala is ineligible to be President, how is she still able to maintain the office of VP?
For the same reason Biden is being allowed to parade around as Resident... [They] don't give a shit about the law or facts.
I'm not even saying Harris is ineligible, just that her citizenship claim is questionable due to holes in her timeline and absence of evidence to fill in the gaps. If either of her parents were US citizens or at the very least permanent residents, then she would be a natural born citizen under jus sanguinis and in accordance with the 14th's "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" clause. But I've searched high and low to find any citizenship info about her parents. All the internet will tell you is the years her parents came to the US. There was reasonably enough time for them to become citizens prior to Harris being born, assumed all those dates were accurate. But absent any evidence confirming when and if they became citizens, the question remains open.
Not that any of this should really matter, because she didn't actually win in 2020 anyway...
Except that the Constitution's natural born clause was not intended to cover jus soli but only jus sanguinis. Meaning, the only factor that mattered was the status of your parents and the allegiance to whom they owed. In order to be a natural born citizen, at least one of your parents must be a US citizen (originally father only, but was expanded to mother for obvious reasons and rightfully so). Doesn't matter where you're born, but just to whom. That's why Tim Tebow is eligible, despite being born in the Philippines.
Doesn't matter that SCOTUS previously made their jus soli anchor baby ruling. They were wrong.
So the only question that matters is whether at least one of her parents was a US citizen or was at the very least, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the USA, meaning had a green card and already renounced citizenship to country of origin or previous domicile.
At the time of the creation and ratification of the Constitution, Vattel was the western authority when it came to the Laws of Nations, hence the title of his book. Framers were well aware of him and his work, and cited as influence. And what did Vattel say? In short, jus sanguinis.
Do not fail to maintain the context of the entire sentence from the 14th: "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." A foreign national is not fully subject to the jurisdiction of the USA, but is rather subject to the jurisdiction of their home country, the government of which to whom they maintain allegiance.
SCOTUS renders rulings in individual cases and no more. Such rulings indicate how the Court would likely rule again in similar cases, so most challengers will just cower and stop enforcing the law as is called for. That's not how it should work. When the Court errs, they are to be ignored and resisted. That's why it's essential to have strong local and state government officials with backbones to do what is right.
For the same reason Biden is being allowed to parade around as Resident... [They] don't give a shit about the law or facts.
I'm not even saying Harris is ineligible, just that her citizenship claim is questionable due to holes in her timeline and absence of evidence to fill in the gaps. If either of her parents were US citizens or at the very least permanent residents, then she would be a natural born citizen under jus sanguinis and in accordance with the 14th's "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" clause. But I've searched high and low to find any citizenship info about her parents. All the internet will tell you is the years her parents came to the US. There was reasonably enough time for them to become citizens prior to Harris being born, assumed all those dates were accurate. But absent any evidence confirming when and if they became citizens, the question remains open.
Not that any of this should really matter, because she didn't actually win in 2020 anyway...