SteveAR Mark the CPA
an hour ago
The "subject to the jurisdiction" phrase is more important than people realize. The only question will be if Roberts and Barrett, and perhaps Kavanaugh, understand that.

Jim Stewart Scholar
an hour ago
On May 30, 1866, Republican Senator Jacob Howard of Michigan introduced the 14th Amendment in the U.S. Senate and defined the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction” by stating:

"This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons."

Oops, Mr. Howard underestimated the stupidity of judges.

NightStalker Mark the CPA
11 minutes ago
Question: If the child of non-citizens is not denied citizenship by the phrase ‘under the jurisdiction thereof’’ then what child born in the United States would be denied citizenship by that clause? If no child born in the United States can be denied citizenship then what was the purpose of the phrase?

SteveAR Mark the CPA
an hour ago
The "subject to the jurisdiction" phrase is more important than people realize. The only question will be if Roberts and Barrett, and perhaps Kavanaugh, understand that.

mopani NightStalker
5 minutes ago
It was just a flourish to use up the extra space and get rid rid of useless ink.

Always ask yourself, why would the writer add seemingly pointless details? They are important. Especially so when reading Scripture. //

Scholar
an hour ago edited
So the court shopping has started. What does one expect from a judge in Seattle? He is a moron because an originalist by looking at the historical background could easily infer that the purpose was not to allow any baby born in America become a citizen, automatically. The purpose was to end the controversy of any doubt about blacks born in the United States.

Americans voted for Donald Trump because they saw these institutions being gamed," Gutfeld declared. "Every single part of society was being gamed by the left. And, finally, Americans got pushed too far."

"You don't have to like everything in the restaurant to like the restaurant," Gutfeld explained. "There are things that Trump will do that I will disagree with. But the entire package is the closest you're going to get to what Americans want."

The Washington Free Beacon first reported that it obtained a copy of the "One Flag Policy" order, which permits only the American flag to be flown at U.S. facilities at home and abroad, with two notable exceptions: the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag.

"Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content," the memo states, according to the outlet. "The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present."

When President Trump made a pledge to pardon January 6 prisoners, with the exception of those convicted of acts of violence, and commute the sentences of that latter category, that seemed like an elegant way to resolve a delicate problem of justice and fairness. //

When the list of those with commuted sentences was released, I did some exploring to see what came up. In cases of multiple charges, I chose the most serious one, of course; YMMV. //

(Amuse yourself with this search tool: Search the Index | Insurrection Index). https://insurrectionindex.org/records/ //

The bottom line is that there are only two men on the list, Dominic Pezzola and Zachary Rehl, who could plausibly be characterized as someone who engaged in anything violent. The real bright line was having an affiliation with Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, or 3-Percenters. Everyone on the list except Pezzola has one of those affiliations and was tried for seditious conspiracy. //

In my view, whatever the process, the correct result was reached. Too much fine-tuning between cases would inevitably result in disparities and hard feelings with Trump's base. The political downside, according to The Daily Beast in an article that repeats the totally debunked claim that a Capitol Police officer died in the demonstration, was marginal. "As far as they’re concerned, the issue was already litigated in November, when voters proved they didn’t actually care enough to abandon Trump over the matter." A further calculation probably was that if no one cared in 2024, they won't care in 2026 or 2028.

The only troubling part of the affair is that, given the high profile of that particular campaign promise, no one ever got around to reviewing the cases and making a pardon list until the week before the inauguration. The other troubling part is that the most unjust sentences, those of the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and 3-Percenters for "seditious conspiracy," were allowed to stand while John Brennan, James Comey, and Adam Schiff are allowed to walk around free. //

DKnight Debnco
10 hours ago
In a way, Crooked Joe gave Trump a belated Xmas gift. By pardoning his family 15 minutes before leaving office, he took all the air out of the room in the media hysteria over Trump’s J6 pardons.

Trump had nothing personal to gain by granting his pardons, unlike FJB whose family could be made to talk about the family finances if they didn’t get a blanket pardon.

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"That is a gamechanger."

JUST IN: 'Border Czar' Tom Homan reports there are now ZERO CBP-One App releases and total apprehensions at the southern border have DROPPED to 766.

This is compared to 10,000 to 12,000 per day under Biden.

What a difference a president makes.

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“We’re going to enforce the immigration law.”. //

epaddon
a day ago edited
Homan is in effect adopting the "seatbelt" strategy. Just as you can't get pulled over just because you're not wearing a seatbelt but you can get cited if you're pulled over for something else and you're not wearing a seatbelt he's saying they're not going out to target the "nonviolent" illegals but if they happen to be in company with those who are violent when they get rounded up, they will be arrested too since they are still lawbreakers.

The duo craftily tried to tuck the point in question into the end of the article, but the absurdity of it stands out and obliterates any other points they were trying to make:

• Trump or future presidents could simply run for a de facto third term — as the vice presidential nominee, with the understanding they will take power back once elected. That's but one of the once-unthinkable scenarios that seem more thinkable than ever.

Got that? Trump could run for vice president in 2028, when he will be 82, in order to make sure his monarchy continues after he is constitutionally prevented from being president. //

Rogue Rose Liberal Soup N Crackers®
12 hours ago
Very last line of the 12th Amendment US Constitution:
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

Just more fear porn for the left.