You're absolutely right! As you have done, in looking at the steps preceding and leading up to the 14th Amendment, ot is very clear that it has to do with granting citizenship to freed slaves who were subject to the jurisdiction of the United States government. It is not, as some claim, a blanket invitation for anyone born here to be declared a citizen. Let's hope that the Supreme Court will uphold this clear legal interpretation when it gets there.
Hey Peter,
You're absolutely right! As you have done, in looking at the steps preceding and leading up to the 14th Amendment, ot is very clear that it has to do with granting citizenship to freed slaves who were subject to the jurisdiction of the United States government. It is not, as some claim, a blanket invitation for anyone born here to be declared a citizen. Let's hope that the Supreme Court will uphold this clear legal interpretation when it gets there.