The outcome that was reached was: Of course children of Confederates are citizens. Of course Confederates are citizens. But those who engaged in insurrection are liable to one disability: they can't *hold office* unless Congress specifically allows it.
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It's weird to think that the Reconstruction Framers *created* corruption of the blood penalties for children of an unimagined future category of visa-overstayers, but not for those of rebels.
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Too bad The Fascists figured this out before the small d democrats
They make a complete hash of what "allegiance" meant (not a voluntary pledge) in the sources they misquote. But it's all irrelevant anyway because the 14th doesn't say allegiance! It says jurisdiction. They're off spinning in circles misconstruing a word that's not even in the text.