What Roberts didn't say in the birthright citizenship case 0 ▲ Balkinization 1 hour ago · Politics · hide · 0 comments Chief Justice John Roberts' legal reasoning in the birthright citizenship case is careful and narrow. But it misses the bigger point: The 14th Amendment was written to prevent a permanent underclass in America.I explain in a new column at USA Today, here. No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.