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> The wording of the constitution indicates that this is only true if your parents were citizens. The Constitution doesn't define it at all, first off. The Fou

> The wording of the constitution indicates that this is only true if your parents were citizens. The Constitution doesn't define it at all, first off. The Fourteenth Amendment does. All the original Constitution says is that a "natural-born Citizen" is a requirement for President; and that per Article I, Section 8 congress has the power to define the mechanics of citizenship. The Fourteenth by contrast says plain text: > 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. So your claim is incorrect.

kelseyfrog 11mo ago
Am I to understand that your claim is, "amendments aren't part of the constitution"?
- Someone1234 11mo ago
  Amendments are amendments to the Constitution. They have the force of law. The person I was responding to was discussing the "wording of the constitution" so the location of the wording absolutely matters. In this case the "wording of the [original] constitution" is ambiguous, but the wording of the 14th is clear. Thus my reply.
  - kelseyfrog 11mo ago
    For reference, amendments are part of the constitution. This is specified in TITLE 1 CHAPTER 2 Sec. 106b. Of the US Code[1] which reads > Whenever official notice is received at the National Archives and Records Administration that any amendment proposed to the Constitution of the United States has been adopted, according to the provisions of the Constitution, the Archivist of the United States shall forthwith cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying the States by which the same may have been adopted, and that the same has become valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the Constitution of the United States. Amendments have the same force as the Constitution because they are a part of the constitution. They are not simply laws. Thank you for allowing me to clarify. 1. https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/united-states-code.html https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/unite...
    - Someone1234 11mo ago
      You either misread or were trying to mischaracterize something with your first reply. When the original comment was further clarified for you, instead of acknowledging your misread, you've decided to double down with this artificial "clarification" of essentially nothing. It isn't a good look.
      - kelseyfrog 11mo ago
        Right, when you said, "The Constitution doesn't define it at all, first off. The Fourteenth Amendment does," is wrong. The Constitution does define it, in the 14th amendment. Thank you again for allowing me to clarify so that you can correct your understanding of the constitution.

kelseyfrog 11mo ago

Am I to understand that your claim is, "amendments aren't part of the constitution"?

Someone1234 11mo ago
Amendments are amendments to the Constitution. They have the force of law. The person I was responding to was discussing the "wording of the constitution" so the location of the wording absolutely matters. In this case the "wording of the [original] constitution" is ambiguous, but the wording of the 14th is clear. Thus my reply.
- kelseyfrog 11mo ago
  For reference, amendments are part of the constitution. This is specified in TITLE 1 CHAPTER 2 Sec. 106b. Of the US Code[1] which reads > Whenever official notice is received at the National Archives and Records Administration that any amendment proposed to the Constitution of the United States has been adopted, according to the provisions of the Constitution, the Archivist of the United States shall forthwith cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying the States by which the same may have been adopted, and that the same has become valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the Constitution of the United States. Amendments have the same force as the Constitution because they are a part of the constitution. They are not simply laws. Thank you for allowing me to clarify. 1. https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/united-states-code.html https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/unite...
  - Someone1234 11mo ago
    You either misread or were trying to mischaracterize something with your first reply. When the original comment was further clarified for you, instead of acknowledging your misread, you've decided to double down with this artificial "clarification" of essentially nothing. It isn't a good look.
    - kelseyfrog 11mo ago
      Right, when you said, "The Constitution doesn't define it at all, first off. The Fourteenth Amendment does," is wrong. The Constitution does define it, in the 14th amendment. Thank you again for allowing me to clarify so that you can correct your understanding of the constitution.