Oh, look, another bit of GOP legislature I completely support.

[Da6s]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/house-republicans-aim-birthright-citizenship/

Ending citizenship rights granted to children of illegal immigrants born in the United States of America will be one of the first objectives of the Republican-led House of Representatives, according to a published report.

The 14th Amendment specifies that anyone born in the US is automatically granted citizenship at the time of their birth, regardless of whether their parents are citizens.

The first clause of that amendment, which was ratified in 1868, states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."

Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who has represented Iowa's 5th congressional district since 2003, is expected to push a bill that would deny birthright citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, according to McClatchy Newspapers.

King, who has been appointed as the next chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, claims the amendment was not meant to confer citizenship on the children of undocumented immigrants because at the time of its ratification there was no immigration law.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/house-republicans-aim-birthright-citizenship/

Ending citizenship rights granted to children of illegal immigrants born in the United States of America will be one of the first objectives of the Republican-led House of Representatives, according to a published report.

The 14th Amendment specifies that anyone born in the US is automatically granted citizenship at the time of their birth, regardless of whether their parents are citizens.

The first clause of that amendment, which was ratified in 1868, states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."

Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who has represented Iowa's 5th congressional district since 2003, is expected to push a bill that would deny birthright citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, according to McClatchy Newspapers.

King, who has been appointed as the next chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, claims the amendment was not meant to confer citizenship on the children of undocumented immigrants because at the time of its ratification there was no immigration law.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

So, wait.  His argument is that the constitution can be abrogated as long as we pass laws?

HAW HAW!

[Kai]

This is really fucking stupid.

[Cain]

To be fair, a reading of recent legal history would certainly suggest that conclusion.

[President Television]

I really wish I could be shocked by this.

[Iason Ouabache]

I guess this answers the question "Do Republicans hate Mexicans more than they love the Constitution?"

[AFK]

The Constitution is just like the Bible.  It is convenient when it supports their world view.  When it doesn't, pretend it doesn't exist or that the authors really meant something else when they wrote it.