This is actually a good bill. The American people are getting tired of the illegal immigrants, employers and politicians screwing America on this issue. President Bush is an open borders advocate. The Dems are open borders advocates. It looks like the people are having to do the job of politicians. For example, the various ballot initiatives like Prop 200 in Arizona and those in other states that are similar.

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That bill is about as unconstitutional as one can get.

That bill is about as unconstitutional as one can get.
Posted by: Christopher Cross
Left-liberals never tire of telling us that the Constitution is "a living document" that accomodates to changing circumstances. This is why ,for example, the Court suddenly found (in separate cases)that all the State laws against abortion and sodomy were unconstitutional. There are now 10 times as many people in the US as there were when the 14th amendment was passed..Giving automatic citizenship to children of illegal aliens who are born in the US is an anachronism in an age of cheap and fast travel and government welfare benefits. The US is virtually alone amomg the world's developed nations in having such a policy.

To say it's unconstitutional when it is to alter the existing Constitution is hilarious really Christopher. Of course it's unconstitutional.

I think it has merit though. Note that this is not against those here legally as residents or citizens, but those who are illegally here.

Re: Bill H.R.698. I can't see the necessity for any further debate on this issue, which will only further delay the passage of this vital piece of legislation. This issue is a no brainer. Where is the common sense of those of the electorate, the Congress, the Senate and others that would oppose this bill? WE the PEOPLE must demand that both houses of Congress call a special session and fix this inequity by an all yea vote, which would be terribly shocking but I could handle and would welcome the jolt. If they don't have the intestinal fortitude to do the right thing by seeing the problems that this insane policy is causing for this country ie;WE THE PEOPLE, then our voices must be loudly heard by demanding this bill be put before legally born American voters who I am confident will do the right thing. If President Bush is still fired up to amend the constitution, then this is a good opportunity for him. Don't blow it GDBYA, as your either with the American people on this issue and closing the borders, or your against us.Many have died horrible deaths to keep this country free and secure,and I, one of the lucky ones also served for twenty two years, and I hope I can speak for them, by saying they didn't die to let a bunch of greedy employers and politicians whose favotite color is GREEN take this country down. I LOVE THIS COUNTRY AS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(USA)and if we don't hold our so called representatives and other OBSTRUCTIONISTS feet to the fire, we will become the UNITED STATES OF MEXICO(USM) Please, call them what they are, illegal invaders not illegal immigrants.

Actually, is NOT an amendment, simply further defining what is "the jurisdiction subject to ". Don't blow a coniptious fit over this. Revoke citizenships to those anchor babies...by handing them a "liasse- passez' to and from mexico, or OTM. who cares...ask any swiss, what it takes to be swiss? frankly, fox, already said it..."our people do the job that EVEN BLACKS WON'T DO" i THINK THAT ALSO TSUNAMIED THE WHOLE 11 MILLION ILLEGAL INVADERS AS NOT SECOND BUT THIRD CLASS CITIZENS...why? If fox thinks that of his own, what should we? OUTFOXED
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When did I become a "left liberal?" Guess I have to renounce my Federalist Society chapter presidency.

But anyway, the bill IS unconstitutional. It isn't trying to amend the 14th amendment. It's amending the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Congress has the power to amend the Act, but so long as the 14th says what it says, Congress can't do an end run around the Amendment.

(Though for those that call the right of citizenship to all born within the US "anachronistic"--one wonders why the 2nd amendment isn't equally as anaochronistic

Nathan Deal represents an area of north Georgia with a growing hispanic presence. An area that benifits, greatly, from cheap migrant labor. What this putrid vermon is in essence saying is its ok to exploit the needy for greater profit, but dont you dare put those brown children in schools with our precious little white kids.

I mean, typical southern politics. This clown and his ilk have been looking to replace the black slave since the end of the Civil War.