Supremes’ citizenship ruling: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that struck down an govt order denying birthright citizenship.
The cabal of liberals on the US Supreme Court — in addition to the supposedly conservative Justices Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts — selected politics over strict interpretation of the Constitution within the court docket’s ruling on birthright citizenship (“Trump border battle defeat,” July 1).
The 14th Amendment was written in plain English, and was meant to validate that former slaves and their descendants are American residents. This is a unhappy day for America.
Ron Wasserman
Freehold, NJ
What are you aware: There are some issues that the imperial president will not be permitted to do, reminiscent of rewriting the Constitution.
The Supreme Court has appropriately affirmed that the 14th Amendment, which gives birthright citizenship, means what it says, and the president has no proper to disavow it.
I think about Trump has already vented his spleen by referring to the justices who ruled towards him as “low-life scum” and “fools.” That’s how childish people sometimes reply after they don’t get their approach.
Oren Spiegler
Peters Township, Pa.
The Supreme Court resolution affirming birthright citizenship is the end result of poor scholarship and ignorance of the historic details of the thirteenth Amendment — created to right the inequity of the Dred Scott resolution — and the 14th Amendment, created to additional make clear the intent of the thirteenth Amendment.
The present court docket’s majority additionally ignored the contemporaneous writings of the legislatures stating their intent. The a lot mentioned phrase of the 14th Amendment, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” solely needed the extra wording on the time to keep away from the travesty of subsequent misinterpretation.
Edwin Ditlow
Richboro, Pa.
Sometimes, I ponder whether law faculties do enough to encourage their college students to assume outdoors the box. Take the most recent Supreme Court ruling, which deems any youngster born on American soil a US citizen, for instance. Where else on the earth is that this the case? A vacationer arrives right here, offers delivery right here, and that youngster is straight away thought to be a citizen although the mother and father will not be. How does this make sense?
The 14th modification was written with a particular group in thoughts — kids of slaves. It is gloomy that our highest court docket’s jurists can’t appear to understand the law of the land.
Kenneth Chorzewski
New Rochelle
The Supreme Court resolution on unconditional birthright citizenship doesn’t tackle the loophole within the 14th Amendment that permits for intentional visa falsity or unlawful entry to acquire citizenship.
This aspect door entry to acquire citizenship consists of tourism delivery, which is a teeming industry proper right here in Queens. Some ladies pay tens of 1000’s {dollars} for housing and natal care till they provide delivery.
The solely pathway to right that is amending the 14th Amendment. Until that occurs, this abuse will proceed.
Phil Serpico
Queens
The 14th Amendment was issued by Congress after the Civil War to make sure emancipated slaves and their kids have been unequivocally acknowledged as residents of the United States. While not the unique intent, within the 158 years since then, it has been interpreted to imply that anybody born right here is a citizen.
If America desires to squash the birthright tourism that drains immense assets from our collective funds, then a constitutional modification is so as. In the meantime, implement present immigration law.
Deirdre Harvey
Valley Stream
It’s been a tough couple of days for President Trump. Two of his greatest agenda objects suffered main setbacks. First, his effort to limit the counting of sure mail-in ballots was rejected by the Supreme Court. Second, his attempt, to finish birthright citizenship, was for essentially the most half turned down by the Supreme Court.
Since it’s baseball season, this analogy involves thoughts: I’m guessing there’s little pleasure in The White House as a result of Mighty Donald struck out twice with the bases loaded.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
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