Wednesday; Aug. 29,2007

“Just Hitting Another Brick Wall”

Today, in place of my usual Wednesday Golden Pig Award, I am posting the following article which was written by Metropolitan Archbishop Karl J. Barwin, one of the Bishops in the Synod of Bishops of the American Orthodox Catholic Church. I feel that this article is important for all to read:

Lying to the American Citizens!

Misapplication of Federal Constitution's 14th Amendment

By Met. Karl J. Barwin, Th.D.
24 May 2007

In view of the recent disaster where Arizona's two Ambassadors to the Federal government in Washington, D.C., both sponsored and apparently continue to support legislation rewarding criminal behavior on the part of aliens purposely stealing benefits and even "rights" otherwise belonging exclusively to the citizens of this Republic, it is time for the Sovereign State of Arizona to step up and fill the void! Washington is obviously incapable of taking the required action to protect its citizens, their rights and property, and its member nations (the States).

Arizona needs to adopt STATE LAW which unequivocally and clearly clarifies the Federal citizenship requirements specified in our National Constitution. (And NO amendment of the Federal Constitution is even required!) The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clearly states: "All persons born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States" (emphasis added).

Thus there are two criteria which must be met before a child born in the U.S.A. can be considered a citizen: (1) Birth within the territory of United States and (2) Subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Criminal aliens (i.e., those non-citizens who have broken our laws to enter our country) are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States (nor any member State), and consequently neither are their children. Their illegal physical presence bestows no rights or benefits, either. (But there SHOULD be consequences for them due to their illegal behavior -- such as a minimum period of time in prison; they should not be simply "released" and sent back home in order to once again attempt to repeat their crime against our citizens by illegally sneaking BACK into our nation. Give them something to THINK about the next time they consider breaking our laws -- the certainty of spending MORE time in prison when again caught!)

To eliminate the present problem of unconstitutionally granting citizenship to infants NOT subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (since the parents are illegal), the State of Arizona (and ideally our Federal Congress and the other 49 State governments) needs to go on record as legally declaring that the child of an illegal alien inherits the status of his criminal parent; thus, the child, like his parent, should be recognized as an illegal (and thus criminal) alien. Hospitals within the borders of the State of Arizona should be required by State Law to issue Certificates of Birth which clearly state that the infant is NOT a citizen of Arizona or the U.S.A. List the infant on this mandatory Certificate of Birth as a citizen of the native country of the MOTHER; the child just happened to have been born while Mom was "visiting" the U.S.A. (illegally).

As previously clarified, our Federal Constitution -- no matter how our Washington politicians try to distort the Truth -- does not presently declare that everyone born in the U.S.A. is a citizen, for to be a citizen the infant must legally be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the U.S.A. Thus ONE of the infant's parents (and if it is the father, this must by PROVED by DNA testing!) must be a U.S. citizen at the time of the child's birth. If the only requirement is BIRTH within the territory of the U.S.A., then we have thousands upon thousands (at least!) of children born to legal foreign Ambassadors, etc., stationed here by their governments who should be given this gift of citizenship, too!

By automatically (but unconstitutionally) granting citizenship to the child of an illegal entrant (known in some circles as an "anchor baby"), we presently reward illegal entrants for violating American law. The 14th Amendment originally addressed children born within the territory of the U.S.A. to those who were previously (prior to the Civil War) classified as "slaves." There is no need to AMEND the Federal Constitution for the 14th Amendment does not address the question of GIVING citizenship to a child born within U.S. territory to a criminal alien. We are NOT trying to CHANGE the 14th Amendment, just correctly APPLY it as it was intended and is already enacted.

Our State of Arizonadiscourage, not encourage, aliens from criminally violating the laws and constitution of these United States by clarifying exactly what the requirements for citizenship in Arizona wish they were or erroneously think they are. needs to officially (and thus the Federal government) ARE according to the Federal Constitution -- not what we

And any politician or judge who declares that the 14th Amendment DOES address the current issue of infants born within U.S. territory to criminal aliens because it grants citizenship to them needs to be impeached for mental stupidity and incompetence!

Of course, this will never happen. We (or at least our Washington politicians), for some strange reason, seem to be intentionally undermining our own form of government -- as if we are TRYING to become just another Third World Nation. Sadly, it seems to be working, too.

Ideally, those traitors sponsoring and supporting the recent Bill introduced in the U. S. Federal Senate to undermine our government and the rights of its citizens by allowing from 12 to 20 million criminal aliens to REMAIN within our borders and continue to be treated as if they were already full citizens should be IMPEACHED for such betrayal -- betrayal of both the State of Arizona and its citizens!

Now the following for your amusement

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