Date: July 6th, 2026 9:38 AM Author: effete library faggot firefighter
agreed, and it really makes Roberts' opinion look dumb. you have a Nigerian fam from the UK, briefly stuck in the US because the pregnant mother is too sick to fly. the kid is born there and is hustled back to the UK as quickly as possible where he lives his life.
why the fuck can't Congress regulate citizenship in those cases? Roberts says it's because in feudal Europe those born on the soil belong to the king of that soil. ok, i guess. but the US Constitution gives Congress all sorts of democratic powers over nationalization and citizenship. the democratic solution is to acknowledge that Congress can act in these marginal cases and at the same time insist that Congress cannot deprive former slaves and their descendants of their citizenship.
Date: July 6th, 2026 10:28 AM Author: Cruel-hearted Spectacular Address
There is no way in hell that his mom was just randomly here on holiday. It was 100% birth tourism but they don't want to admit it because it's impolite. If it's not birth tourism then what the fuck does birth tourism look like?
Date: July 6th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: effete library faggot firefighter
i hadn't thought critically about the narrative. your interpretation makes more sense, and it also makes Roberts' ruling look worse. how can Congress not have the power over that scenario?
Date: July 6th, 2026 12:01 PM Author: Cruel-hearted Spectacular Address
It was a terrible ruling.
Also at the time of 14A, literally no one thought that Native Americans were citizens. Not one. So there were people in America who were not citizens. They were born here but they were considered aliens. Some Nigerian lady gets off a plane, no connection to this country? Should not be a citizen.
there are some law professors who wrote up the case for Congressional power. Peter Schuck of Yale among them. when you read their stuff it's so obvious they were right.
Date: July 6th, 2026 12:10 PM Author: Cruel-hearted Spectacular Address
Cr it's been obvious for a long time. Trump needs to enforce. Tell SCOTUS to fuck off. He's the President he runs the country. Take it back to the court again.