August is the month where everything starts to become ripe. August is the time of cicadas, frogs, and loud nature. August is a warning to school kids that their freedom is waning.
Watch for the dog days. They are upon us.
There is nothing quite like August in Virginia.
August is the time of sunflowers!
The citizenship clause of the 14th amendment to the Constitution states:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
This amendment was adopted on July 9, 1868. The amendment is nearly 150 years old. However, when I turn on my TV it seems that every GOP candidate is calling “birthright citizenship” into question.
The only way I know to “undo” an amendment is to repeal it. That process is lengthy and requires two-thirds approval of both houses of Congress or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. That’s not likely to happen.
What are these politicians thinking? The Latino vote is about 11% of the electorate. That’s a pretty big chunk. Using words like “illegals” and “anchor babies” does nothing but demean a certain portion of the population. The use of those terms certainly isn’t going to bring in any votes.
Deporting everyone who is undocumented might be a good election slogan but it is impossible. What would these politicians do? Use the military to round up 11` million people? There would be caravans of thousands of buses. The “Trail of Tears” would look like a Sunday school picnic.”
The GOP candidates needs to shut up about immigration and tend to matters that they can actually accomplish. Right now their rhetoric is simply bullshit and bluster.
