Alberto Gonzales: Don't Repeal The 14th Amendment

Washington Post:

Most recently, some politicians and concerned citizens have expressed a desire to amend the 14th Amendment of our Constitution, which says in Section 1, "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." Proponents want to discourage undocumented mothers from crossing our borders to give birth to children derogatorily referred to as "anchor babies," who by law are American citizens. Such a change is difficult to carry out, as it should be, requiring a new amendment ratified by three-quarters of the states. I do not support such an amendment.

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Comments

[ugly american]

07:31 AM on 08/28/2010

Nobody is talking about repealing the 14th Amendment. Mexico would like very much for American hispanics to think we are, but they are only talking about reinterpreting it. They are afraid we will look at it and interpret it NOT to allow people who come here without permission to give the gifrt of citizenship to thier children.
Since Mexico has a policy that any of their citizens who become Americans to retain Mexican citizenship it makes good sence not to give amnesty or birthright citizenship to illegals. After all, what are they playing at?
And Mr Gonzales is a fine example of what we will get with those dual citizens- people who respect the law only if they want to use it as a weapon and shill for the country they are really loyal to, and that is not the US.
Gonzo was a crook and a liar as Attorny General and he has not changed a bit.
What is that LaRaza phrase? "Everything for the Race, nothing for outsiders"?

[guyinAZ]

11:24 AM on 08/24/2010

In Arizona we do support a change to the 14th, or possibly a Supreme Court challenge. In order to understand why you might do some research here: http://tiny.cc/jpbabies

[sjpersonal]

11:27 AM on 08/24/2010

A lot of people outside of Arizona support either a revision or a reinterpretation of the jus soli portion of the 14th also. So you are definitely NOT alone. I live in Los Angeles need I say more!

[ncynthis]

12:30 AM on 08/24/2010

Oh now, he has an opinion that he can recall. Please!

[interlude]

12:16 AM on 08/24/2010

This guy should be in prison. A miscarriage of justice.

[hrpmap]

12:02 AM on 08/24/2010

This whole situation would not have reached this point if the feds would have read the constitution and followed it. "Article III, Sec. 2, clause 2 says:"In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction." This says that judge Bolton had no juridsdiction nor did any court lower than the SC. In other words, the Judge in the Arizona case has absolutely no Constitutional jurisdiction over the matter upon which she ruled. As the Constitution makes abundantly clear, only the U.S. Supreme Court can issue rulings that involve a state.
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/explosive-new-evidence-shows-ruling-of-az-judge-illegal

[SirSlappy]

10:34 PM on 08/23/2010

Alberto "stepped down in disgrace" Gonzalez, owes his whole family's citizenship to the anchor baby law.

[ReverendMilo]

09:05 PM on 08/23/2010

Subtext: "Hey look over here Hispanics. I'm a Hispanic republican not wanting to change the Constitution, at least not over hispanophobia. Look look over at me, I'm trying to be relevant."

[sjpersonal]

11:28 AM on 08/24/2010

F&F! Thanks LOL!

[massjim]

08:35 PM on 08/23/2010

Weird article, he gives no reasoning. Pretty much just says that it would be better to pass immigration reform laws than amend the Constitution.

Anyway, why do we care what Gonzalez thinks anymore than Rummy, or Palin ... ?

[The Wallet]

08:08 PM on 08/23/2010

Gonzales needs to be Jailed. Only then will I entertain his opinions.

[CLASSWARWELOST]

07:45 PM on 08/23/2010

Crawl back in your war criminal hole. There is no saving you reputation. You had no ethics as AG and now who cares what you think. Actually don't crawl in a hole remind the voters how bad Bush was. .

[TFlint]

07:14 PM on 08/23/2010

Finally, Gonsales has admitted that there is a Constitution.

[ThePeacemakers]

06:33 PM on 08/23/2010

I clicked on the Post for the full story...0 comments at the Post on the article written yesterday.

[ThePeacemakers]

06:43 PM on 08/23/2010

Thought that seemed weird...says 0 but you click and find all kinds of comments there.

[MauricioC]

06:24 PM on 08/23/2010

Muy bueno Alberto.

Esa es la primera vez y la última vez que estoy de acuerdo con usted.

[Forester]

05:39 PM on 08/23/2010

Fredo, you are nothing to me now.

[anandblr]

03:45 PM on 08/23/2010

I cannot believe I'm typing this:

I agree with Alberto Gonzales.

Now I'm going to go dip my fingers in bleach.

[getoffmedz]

05:33 PM on 08/23/2010

Don't worry. In a few minutes you won't remember a thing.

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