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To: noinfringers2
Sorry, but the definition of "natural born citizen" must be in some dispute, otherwise how do you explain McCain and Obama on the 2008 ballot? Why did the Senate feel it necessary to enlist Lawrence Tribe and Ted Olson to write an opinion on McCain's eligibility to run for the Presidency and pass a resolution (Senate 511) saying he was eligible?

Someone with standing needs to challenge what is going on and that will take place only thru the courts. Otherwise, Congress and the political parties will decide who is eligible and not eligible to run. And if you don't want the courts involved, the only other alternative is to amend the Constitution defining more precisely what "natural born citizen" means in terms of running for President.

90 posted on 06/03/2011 7:07:06 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar

There are some disputes. These fall into groups of what Obama and his enablers argue and those that go with what Ben Franklin, Jay and Washington argued when the Constitution was founded.The Senate resolution giving McCain eligibility was non binding and had little if any Constitutional standing except for the purpose of setting up a challenge in case McCain won. That noted lawyers would carry the argument for such a resolution comes as no surprise. My experience with any class of lawyers is they will promote what makes them money even to arguing against other lawyers.What is really needed is a public law/declaration of what standing is and the individuals right to have such. I understand some states are looking at that issue and the sooner courts are told what individual standing means the sooner there will be meaning to the expression ‘We the People’.


94 posted on 06/03/2011 11:31:05 AM PDT by noinfringers2
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