Timothy J Dunkerton

🔬 17 days ago I published a paper about deleted physics. I expected pushback. Instead, you wrote the research roadmap. RF engineers told me their antennas do things the textbook can't explain. A professor called it "suspicious but interesting" and is verifying the derivations. Researchers from four different fields connected the same hidden tensor structure independently. Nobody cited each other. The critique that matters most: someone computing the derivations and flagging where the argument is weakest. The next version will be sharper because of it. What's next: the C-Mode discriminator experiment. Three binary tests. Faraday penetration. Monopolar reception. 1/r² attenuation. One experiment between "well-motivated" and "settled." The paper is free. The 100 Questions series starts next week. And the research directions you surfaced are better than anything I would have found alone. advanced-rediscovery.com

New study: From 1992-2023 ice loss from Greenland ice sheet (GIS) added only 1.1 cm to global sea levels (0.37 mm/yr). From 2001-2011 GIS loss was -303 Gt/yr, but it has slowed 60% (-124 Gt/yr) since 2012 due to cooling and positive surface mass balance. essd.copernicus.org/articles/18/17… notrickszone.com/2026/04/04/new…

Theodore Roosevelt called Micah 6:8 his favorite verse, the one he inscribed on copies of the New Testaments handed to American soldiers shipping off to Europe during WWI. The verse reads "What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" On Good Friday, we see how Christ fulfilled these words. Justice, mercy, and humility lived out on the cross for all of mankind. May we remember Christ's example as we walk by faith this Good Friday.

Planned Parenthood admitted what David exposed. Baby parts were harvested. Baby parts were sold. All for personal profit. But under direction of California AG Kamala Harris, the state spent 9 years viciously prosecuting this man for revealing truth. Gross abuse. Glad he won.

When an American military pilot ejects in hostile territory, a carefully rehearsed survival sequence begins. The pilot’s first priority is to avoid capture and establish concealment. Training emphasizes immediate movement away from the ejection site, since enemy forces will likely converge there. The pilot seeks cover, uses terrain to advantage, and applies survival, evasion, resistance, and escape techniques. Communication with friendly forces is attempted only when it is safe, using secure channels and coded signals. Rescue operations may involve combat search and rescue teams, helicopters, or drones coordinating with the pilot’s beacon. The pilot carries specialized equipment designed for survival and recovery. Among the most critical is a military-grade GPS receiver, often integrated into a handheld survival radio such as the PRC-112 or newer variants. These devices combine encrypted GPS navigation with secure communication, allowing the pilot to transmit location data to rescue forces without interception. The GPS is rugged, resistant to jamming, and capable of operating in adverse conditions. In addition to navigation and signaling gear, the pilot is issued a sidearm for personal defense. This is typically a standard-issue military pistol, compact and reliable, intended for last-resort protection rather than prolonged combat. Alongside the firearm, the survival kit may include a knife, signaling mirror, flares, water purification tablets, and medical supplies. The situation is tense and dangerous, but the pilot’s training, equipment, and the commitment of search and rescue forces provide a fighting chance of survival and recovery.

🚨 BREAKING: Footage has been released of what is reportedly Iranian police opening fire on a US military Blackhawk which was conducting search and rescue missions for downed F-15 pilots earlier today The crew of the Blackhawk which was hit by fire, has been confirmed SAFE, thankfully It’s unclear if any other US aircraft were hit by small arms fire or other forms of fire.

Tom Nelson Podcast #382: “Matt Ridley” is now published. @mattwridley Matt Ridley discusses an NIH invitation from Jay Bhattacharya to speak on scientific freedom and argues the COVID-19 pandemic was more likely caused by a lab leak than a natural spillover, citing Wuhan research on engineered sarbecoviruses, lack of an infected animal host, and alleged cover-ups. He says scientific institutions resisted debate, harming trust in science, and notes historical lab leaks and ongoing biosecurity and bioterrorism risks. Ridley also critiques overclaims about COVID measures and vaccines and connects pandemic-driven skepticism to climate debates. He then explains themes from his books on progress and on bird sexual selection, lekking, bowerbirds, and how female choice drives beauty, plus brief Darwin and family-history anecdotes. 00:00 NIH Invite and Lab Leak 01:08 Evidence and Coincidences 02:50 Establishment Pushback 04:49 Science Trust Fallout 07:00 History of Lab Leaks 08:34 Biosecurity and Terror Risk 10:32 Defining Gain of Function 11:57 Pandemic Cynicism and Policy 14:14 Climate Debate Parallels 18:44 Rational Optimist Progress 21:12 Neanderthals and Exchange 25:36 Gene Culture Coevolution 31:33 Bird Sex and Beauty Intro 33:56 Sexy Son Hypothesis 36:14 Sexual Selection vs Natural 37:10 Why Birds Look Beautiful 40:27 Wood Thrush Song Evolution 41:28 Bowerbirds Invent Art 43:26 Peacock Tail Debates 45:33 City Life Drives Evolution 47:47 Traffic and Telegraph Selection 51:42 Birds Are Poetry 53:18 Irish Elk Mega Antlers 56:25 Black Grouse Lek Video 58:13 Darwin Marries Cousin 01:00:45 Family Estate Through Centuries 01:03:59 Wrap Up and Invitation

When Pam Bondi, Elon Musk, and President Trump called me together from Mar-a-Lago in November, 2024 after the election, and asked if I were willing to leave private practice and nonprofit CEO roles to serve in the DOJ, I didn’t hesitate. I respected Pam a LOT, and was Team Trump since 2016. Senate confirmation is no joke and going through it as a new widow and having lost my father weeks before the election was tough, but worth it, and I’m so grateful for a large and loving base of friends and family and fans who had my back. It has been an incredible honor to serve under @AGPamBondi at the DOJ. She is the epitome of grace, class, patriotism, and integrity. She has been a dear friend and worthy of respect and loyalty. She served our country faithfully and well. I will miss her at the DOJ, and wish her the very best. I’ve worked well with @DAGToddBlanche since I was sworn in a year ago, and told him and the President yesterday I look forward to supporting his transition to Acting AG. It is the privilege of my lifetime to serve my country at the DOJ, and I will continue to serve in whatever role the President deems most appropriate for me. Stay tuned — great things ahead at the DOJ! 🇺🇸

Theodore Roosevelt on immigration: “The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.” “We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, and American nationality, not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."

Interesting stuff from my Demetris Koutsoyiannis podcast episode (going online next week): In 1974, the CIA warned that 1C cooling could cause Chinese food production to support over 43% *fewer* people per hectare.

Three excellent differential geometry books, both introductory and advanced.

56 yrs ago today, the heart of America gathered to say goodbye. April 2, 1969, an estimated 100K people filled the streets of Abilene to say goodbye. The next day the crowds departed. What remained was the town, the Library, and the man from Abilene, home for good. #IkeLife #OTD

𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐙: “𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐉𝐎𝐁 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃.” Alan Dershowitz just laid out the truth about the AG position that nobody in Washington will say out loud — the job is structurally broken, and no one can succeed in it. Hours after Trump fired Pam Bondi and installed Todd Blanche as acting Attorney General, Dershowitz went on Newsmax and defended Bondi while eviscerating the role itself. On the Epstein files controversy that dogged Bondi’s final weeks: “𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘮 𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥.” He called the entire Epstein discourse “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘪𝘴𝘮.” But the real takeaway was his diagnosis of the AG job itself. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵.” That’s the tension that has destroyed every AG in modern history — and Dershowitz says the solution has existed for decades in other countries. He proposed splitting the role into two: a 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 who serves as a cabinet member loyal to the President, and a 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 who operates independently. “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.” Then came the prediction: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮.” He’s not being dramatic. He’s being historical. Trump burned through AGs in his first term. Biden’s AG was a political weapon. The office chews people up because the job description is a contradiction. As for Rep. Garcia threatening to subpoena Bondi over the Epstein files? Dershowitz didn’t mince words: “𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺. 𝘏𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯.” 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧. 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐭.

Well that’s sick

“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.” Most of the 14th amendment debate fixates on “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” on the assumption that it must be doing meaningful work, and that is true. But the more you read the sentence, the more it becomes obvious that the real key word is “reside.” The way it’s placed almost makes it look like an afterthought, which is probably why it hasn’t received much attention. But when examined closely, any honest reader would firmly conclude that birthright citizenship is meant for residents, not illegal aliens or tourists.

John von Neumann was a brilliant mathematician, but in everyday life he could be surprisingly forgetful—almost like the classic absent-minded professor you hear about in stories. Once, when his wife was unwell, she asked him to bring her a glass of water. He went to get it, but after some time he returned empty-handed and asked her where the glasses were kept. It was a strange question, considering they had lived in that house for seventeen years. On another day, he set out from Princeton to New York City for an important meeting. But halfway through the journey, he suddenly realized he couldn’t remember who he was supposed to meet. So he stopped and called his wife, asking in complete seriousness, “Why am I going to New York?” These moments show that even one of the greatest minds could lose track of the simplest things, as if his thoughts were often too busy with bigger ideas to notice the small details of daily life.

𝐕𝐃𝐇: “𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍” 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐓 Victor Davis Hanson dismantled the left’s language game on immigration in under two minutes. A school newspaper attacked the term “illegal alien.” Hanson’s response was surgical: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘙𝘚 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮. 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴? 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 — 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘠𝘦𝘴.” The alternative — “undocumented immigrant” — tells you nothing: “𝘏𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘻𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘢. 𝘕𝘰, 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.” Then Hanson connected the dots to the real motive. He called it 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 — the “break some eggs to make the omelet” mentality: “𝘈 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 12 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭-𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘵.” And the people who pay the price? Not the Democrats with security details and safe neighborhoods. The collateral. “𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯.” 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰.

𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀’𝐒 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐒’ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 Chief Justice Roberts tried to corner Solicitor General Sauer by calling his examples “𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘺” — children of ambassadors, children of enemies during hostile invasion, children on warships. Roberts’ point: those are narrow, specific exceptions. How do you expand them to cover an entire class of illegal aliens? Sauer didn’t flinch. He reached for a principle 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 himself once articulated — the general rule principle. When lawmakers enact a broad legal standard, its application isn’t frozen to the specific situations they had in mind. Scalia’s example: an old theft statute written before anyone conceived of a microwave oven. Someone steals a microwave and argues he can’t be convicted because the device didn’t exist when the law was written. Scalia dismissed that. “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.” The 14th Amendment was adopted when 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 as a legal concept. But the principle of allegiance-based jurisdiction was already broad enough to cover it. Sauer noted that legal commentators from 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟏 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟐 “𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥.” Then the a fortiori argument: if temporary visitors’ children don’t qualify, illegal entrants have an even weaker claim. Someone who enters in violation of law — a principle going back to the 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 — cannot establish the legal domicile required for allegiance. 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.

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One of the biggest things we can do in WA to make life more affordable is to repeal the carbon tax. Energy costs anchor other costs across our economy, and the things those taxes are spent on are wasteful haven’t reduced global carbon emissions one single iota.