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2005 Ron Paul Chapter 44
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Congressional Record [.PDF]
Introducing The “American Citizenship Amendment”
28 April 2005
HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 28, 2005
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Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the American Citizenship Amendment. Currently,
any person born on American soil can
claim American citizenship, regardless of the
citizenship of that child’s parents. This means
that any alien who happens to give birth in the
United States has just given birth to an American
citizen, eligible for all the benefits and
privileges afforded to citizens.
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Thus far the U.S. courts have asserted authority by interpreting the 14th Amendment to
include the concept of birthright citizenship.
However it is up to the U.S. Congress — and
not the U.S. Supreme Court — to define American
citizenship. That is why, I am introducing
this Constitutional Amendment clarifying that
the happenstance of birth on U.S. soil does
not a U.S. citizen make.
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This proposed Constitutional amendment restores the concept of American citizenship to
that of our Founders. This legislation simply
states that no child born in the United States
whose mother and father do not possess citizenship
or owe permanent allegiance to the
United States shall be a citizen of the United
States. It is essential to the future of our constitutional
republic that citizenship be something
of value, something to be cherished. It
cannot be viewed as merely an express train
into the welfare state.
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