When it comes to the SCOTUS, I’m always prepared to be disappointed. The context of why the 14th Amendment was written should be enough, but Barrett and Roberts are prone to convenient interpretations. It isn’t hard to imagine them saying the Amendment doesn’t specifically say former African slaves.
I hoped the Administration team would have dug in deeper on the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” instead of accepting the standard definition. I believe it means much more than just being governed by the laws of the United States, or owing allegiance to it. The African descended slaves were subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in a way no other class of people were.
They were seen as subjects with limited or no individual rights, or worse, they were legally considered subhuman, and classified as chattel property. Foreign nationals who entered the United States, legally, or illegally had more rights than an African descended slave.
Anyway, no reason to re-litigate this, just needed to vent about the lack of common sense, and courage in the American Judicial Branch.
The declaration my great grandfather signed on Ellis Island in 1897 had him denounce his allegiance to the Kaiser…and pledging to adhere to the laws of the USA. Making him subject to the jurisdiction of the USA and no longer subject to the jurisdiction of Germany.
How can these “justices” not understand what we clearly understand??
I hope so but I don’t hold out hope. That would decimate DS constituencies. With their last two rulings they seem to be searching every letter of every word in order to find loopholes, then they just send it back to the states…Bunch of cowards, jmo.
When it comes to the SCOTUS, I’m always prepared to be disappointed. The context of why the 14th Amendment was written should be enough, but Barrett and Roberts are prone to convenient interpretations. It isn’t hard to imagine them saying the Amendment doesn’t specifically say former African slaves.
I hoped the Administration team would have dug in deeper on the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” instead of accepting the standard definition. I believe it means much more than just being governed by the laws of the United States, or owing allegiance to it. The African descended slaves were subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in a way no other class of people were.
They were seen as subjects with limited or no individual rights, or worse, they were legally considered subhuman, and classified as chattel property. Foreign nationals who entered the United States, legally, or illegally had more rights than an African descended slave.
Anyway, no reason to re-litigate this, just needed to vent about the lack of common sense, and courage in the American Judicial Branch.
The declaration my great grandfather signed on Ellis Island in 1897 had him denounce his allegiance to the Kaiser…and pledging to adhere to the laws of the USA. Making him subject to the jurisdiction of the USA and no longer subject to the jurisdiction of Germany.
How can these “justices” not understand what we clearly understand??
You suppose that was the point of the Flynn Oath taking?
https://greatawakening.win/p/17tebxKJf9/flynn-oath-taking/
I hope so but I don’t hold out hope. That would decimate DS constituencies. With their last two rulings they seem to be searching every letter of every word in order to find loopholes, then they just send it back to the states…Bunch of cowards, jmo.
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Then again the riot barriers would tip their hand, but then they'd need the riot barriers.
https://x.com/RealAbs1776/status/2071659897872097614
https://x.com/i/status/2071681374357164084