That understanding is incorrect. Remember, even Vattel admits that England had birthright citizenship. The Articles and the Constitution are based on a continuity of legal traditions, even if the sovereign had changed. Our adherence to common law is the most obvious example. So, barring an affirmative split by either…

By “reexamine the laws/practices” do you mean a Constitutional Amendment? Because that’s what would really be necessary, notwithstanding the candidates’ declarations that they would try to change it unilaterally.

It’s not, though. First, our legal tradition is English, not French. There is a reason American law students learn Blackstone for current law, while Vattel is discussed in a foreign, historical context. Second the discussion of citizenship at the time followed Blackstone’s conclusions. Remember, this clause was very…

Given that it’s the blue states that fund the red, I think we’d be OK.

They are talking about deporting American citizens. That doesn’t sound crazy to you?

Wow. That is some messed up legal analysis. Did you go to the Trump University School of Law?

There is already a limit in place. It’s called the 14th Amendment.

I’m not sure why anybody would buy TiVo OTR after the Xbox announcement.

I’m not sure why anybody would buy TiVo OTR after the Xbox announcement.

All of this is true. And yet I’m still rooting for them every week. Goddammit.

This is great.

Just bought this. Looks nice!

Just bought this. Looks nice!

Minutes is right. I shouldn’t have gone to lunch.

Minutes is right. I shouldn’t have gone to lunch.

Is the 15% automatically applied?

Is the 15% automatically applied?

Damn.

Damn.

I get great cell phone service in MT. And I don’t have to use ethernet cables, either.

I get great cell phone service in MT. And I don’t have to use ethernet cables, either.

Wow. I’ll be this was really useful in 2009.

Wow. I’ll be this was really useful in 2009.

Wanting to go back to old Sufjan after Age of Adz is like wanting to go back to The Bends after OK Computer.

Was that parody?

This man was almost president.

In any case, all of these mentioned are good movies. I’m hoping to make the Three Kings showing, but I know I probably can’t.