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Zohran Mamdani rebukes Trumpism with pro-immigrant speech for US’s 250th birthday
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2026
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There's been some debate on what constitutes natural-born, mostly related to parental citizenship and territories in particular; but the language (and consensus over the last few two centures) is quite clear...
And being a citizen is not enough.
Ok but why is that the consensus interpretation? Do you think there might be some racial bias there which should be reexamined by the courts? I do.
I’m glad you agree with my interpretation of the 14th, because that is actually the part that is considered more up for debate.
I still don’t think you’ve read the relevant portion of article 2, so let me provide it for you here:
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Can you explain to me why this “isn’t enough”?
Mamdani has not been a citizen when the constitution was adopted.
This is why it needs further consideration imo. To me, that comma means that these are the criteria for presidency once the constitution is adopted.
If it means citizen at the time of adoption, would they not have omitted the comma to make it more clear?
The SC has been diverging from precedent and ignoring the prevailing interpretation of the constitution for a while. It's just a political branch now, thanks to the republicans. Once the democrats take back control, they can do the same.