PS> RM>I imagine there are a lot of lawyers around with time on
PS> RM>their hands who would be only too happy to pursue this on
PS> RM>the behalf of said children... Maybe this is a plot by Matt
PS> RM>to drum up some business......              ;-)
PS>  
PS>         I wonder what relationship this conversation has when 
PS> compared
PS> to the bill that Bill just signed.  How can a country deny benefits 
PS> to
PS> citizens.  I really can't see that standing up in court
    Because the _aliens_ being denied welfare under the welfare-reform bill 
are not "citizens"!
    Also, congress has the authority to decide what categories of people are 
eligible for welfare, generally.  (For instance, congress can require all 
school-age heads of households seeking AFDC to live with their parents. 
Congress can determine the income thresholds for welfare eligibility.)  And 
absent some kind of _constitutionally_-prohibited discrimination like racism 
or sexism, it's allowed.
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