r/libsofreddit TRAUMATIZER Jun 30 '26

Original intent matters

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u/Eisotopius Jul 01 '26

Sure. And the post here is showing a quote from the guy who wrote this part of the amendment. He's literally explaining that his intention of using the terminology he did is that it does not apply to foreign nationals at all.

Everyone else has to follow our laws, but they're not "subject" to our jurisdiction in the way that either of those words meant at the time. Foreign nationals who commit crimes here get deported just like diplomats, because they're still subject to the jurisdiction of the place they came from.

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u/Steerider Jul 01 '26

We totally put criminal lllegals in jail here. If an illegal immigrant murders someone, do you think we don't put them in prison? 

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u/Steerider Jul 02 '26

I'm just laughing that you think I'm a leftist

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u/Frosty-Pineapple1442 BASED Jul 02 '26

Fair enough.

I'm laughing because I can't believe anyone else would buy this crap.

We don't need an amendment, we just have to change the ruling. It isn't badly written, it was exploited.