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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the overwhelming majority of the country [b]would support removing this amendment.[/b] Can there be a referendum on this one issue to ask the people directly? Or do we need to go through the elected officials for a state by state vote?[/quote] I don't think they would. The 14th Amendment guarantees things like equal protection under the law, due process, it sets out the apportionment of the House of Representatives AND expressly gives Congress authority to enact legislation to enforce it. That's the basis of most civil rights laws. I think you'd have to pass a Constitutional amendment specifically invalidating this clause: "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." And yes, that would need to go through the Constitutional Amendment process.[/quote]
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