really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*
![During the ratification debates, Senator Cowan took aim
at the Roma people too, characterizing them as undeserving
of birthright citizenship because they “wander[ed] in
gangs,” “infest[ed] society,” and “impos[ed] upon the simple
and weak everywhere.”49 And again, Senator Conness dismissed Senator Cowan’s prejudices: “The only invasion of
Pennsylvania within my recollection was an invasion very
much worse and more disastrous to the State, and more to
be feared and more feared, than that of Gypsies. It was an
invasion of rebels [at Gettysburg].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreihrli2ghfantwmdgc4pk4rr4ddt4ajq4xgnggxhs4qv4hojeppmpi)
June 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*
The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
We disgrace ourselves as a nation each and every day Donald Trump remains in office. The drafters of the United States Constitution provided a remedy for a criminally insane president like the one we have—impeachment and removal ...
August 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
We disgrace ourselves as a nation each and every day Donald Trump remains in office. The drafters of the United States Constitution provided a remedy for a criminally insane president like the one we have—impeachment and removal ...
Tromp has promised $5,000 to all A.J. Brown drafters
September 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Tromp has promised $5,000 to all A.J. Brown drafters
If the drafters of the 14th Amendment and the people who voted for it wanted it to be limited to freed slaves only, as Trump claims, they would have included specific language with that limitation. But they didn’t.
March 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM
If the drafters of the 14th Amendment and the people who voted for it wanted it to be limited to freed slaves only, as Trump claims, they would have included specific language with that limitation. But they didn’t.
No Potty Stops for the Sarasaland Princess
Ends up having an accident. 🤦
That's one way to deter drafters I guess. 🤷
Ends up having an accident. 🤦
That's one way to deter drafters I guess. 🤷
July 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
No Potty Stops for the Sarasaland Princess
Ends up having an accident. 🤦
That's one way to deter drafters I guess. 🤷
Ends up having an accident. 🤦
That's one way to deter drafters I guess. 🤷
… have come away with the strong conviction that the drafters of the Fourteenth Amendment did not intend for a person like Elon Musk, who was neither born in the United States nor otherwise a citizen of the United States at birth, to be eligible to serve as co-president.
Don’t @ me (2/2)
Don’t @ me (2/2)
December 19, 2024 at 3:11 PM
… have come away with the strong conviction that the drafters of the Fourteenth Amendment did not intend for a person like Elon Musk, who was neither born in the United States nor otherwise a citizen of the United States at birth, to be eligible to serve as co-president.
Don’t @ me (2/2)
Don’t @ me (2/2)
this week's newsletter has a bunch of quotes from the drafters and supporters of the 22nd amendment that make it extremely clear that there is no loophole you can use to circumvent it. (gift link)
Opinion | A Third Trump Term Is Not the Charm
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
this week's newsletter has a bunch of quotes from the drafters and supporters of the 22nd amendment that make it extremely clear that there is no loophole you can use to circumvent it. (gift link)
i'm finally going through the dissents in the birthright citizenship case, each of which grafts some extremely broad unspoken exception onto the plain language of the constitution, and every single dissent can be rebutted by asking "if that is what the drafters meant then why didn't they say it?"
July 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
i'm finally going through the dissents in the birthright citizenship case, each of which grafts some extremely broad unspoken exception onto the plain language of the constitution, and every single dissent can be rebutted by asking "if that is what the drafters meant then why didn't they say it?"
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
First draft of the museum of premodern with 11! drafters.
September 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
First draft of the museum of premodern with 11! drafters.
this is explicitly forbidden by the fourth amendment, there should not need to be "guidance" because it is IN THE CONSTITUTION & in fact the drafters used these exact examples in constructing the amendment
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
this is explicitly forbidden by the fourth amendment, there should not need to be "guidance" because it is IN THE CONSTITUTION & in fact the drafters used these exact examples in constructing the amendment
Happy GIS Day to all who celebrate!
Just remember that some of us are non-denominational geospatial engineers and many of us prefer Happy Holidays.
Let's be inclusive of our CAD operators, drafters, surveyors and opensource colleagues in addition to ESRI users during these festive times! 🌈
Just remember that some of us are non-denominational geospatial engineers and many of us prefer Happy Holidays.
Let's be inclusive of our CAD operators, drafters, surveyors and opensource colleagues in addition to ESRI users during these festive times! 🌈
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Happy GIS Day to all who celebrate!
Just remember that some of us are non-denominational geospatial engineers and many of us prefer Happy Holidays.
Let's be inclusive of our CAD operators, drafters, surveyors and opensource colleagues in addition to ESRI users during these festive times! 🌈
Just remember that some of us are non-denominational geospatial engineers and many of us prefer Happy Holidays.
Let's be inclusive of our CAD operators, drafters, surveyors and opensource colleagues in addition to ESRI users during these festive times! 🌈
spreadsheets are great, but have you seen photos of the drafting rooms before CAD?
September 21, 2026 at 2:53 AM
spreadsheets are great, but have you seen photos of the drafting rooms before CAD?
The drafters of the convention, not being naive in the ways of war, provided clear rules for this extenuating circumstance.
November 3, 2023 at 10:01 PM
The drafters of the convention, not being naive in the ways of war, provided clear rules for this extenuating circumstance.
Ten times a day now, I'm like "This is literally what the drafters of the Constitution were explicitly trying to prevent".
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ten times a day now, I'm like "This is literally what the drafters of the Constitution were explicitly trying to prevent".
play dungeon drafters
September 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
play dungeon drafters
Sotomayor now jumps in and is reading directly from Wong Kim Ark, specifically language which appears to completely reject the SG's argument that the key question is "allegiance." She also hits him on the specific historic comments of the drafters making clear that birthright means birthright.
April 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Sotomayor now jumps in and is reading directly from Wong Kim Ark, specifically language which appears to completely reject the SG's argument that the key question is "allegiance." She also hits him on the specific historic comments of the drafters making clear that birthright means birthright.
love too be as progressive as the Marquis de Lafayette and the drafters of the French Constitution of 1791.
It is admittedly pretty funny to be reaching back to active/passive citizenship distinctions.
July 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
love too be as progressive as the Marquis de Lafayette and the drafters of the French Constitution of 1791.
Dungeon Drafters
December 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Dungeon Drafters
because they called women things like "seamstresses" or "pattern drafters" to minimize their contributions
August 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
because they called women things like "seamstresses" or "pattern drafters" to minimize their contributions
Gemma 4 models are great, but what if they were even faster and keeping the same quality?
we got you covered!
Today we are releasing the Gemma 4 MTP models to help with that:
blog.google/innovation-a...
we got you covered!
Today we are releasing the Gemma 4 MTP models to help with that:
blog.google/innovation-a...
Accelerating Gemma 4: faster inference with multi-token prediction drafters
An overview of how Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters are making Gemma 4 models up to 3x faster at inference.
blog.google
May 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Gemma 4 models are great, but what if they were even faster and keeping the same quality?
we got you covered!
Today we are releasing the Gemma 4 MTP models to help with that:
blog.google/innovation-a...
we got you covered!
Today we are releasing the Gemma 4 MTP models to help with that:
blog.google/innovation-a...
The greatest mistake the drafters of the Civil Service Reform Act made was assuming that every president would be like Jimmy Carter.
April 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The greatest mistake the drafters of the Civil Service Reform Act made was assuming that every president would be like Jimmy Carter.