Shock Audio: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Says He's Waiting On Presidential Eligibility Case

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[highball]

Blood was far thicker than dirt.

Not according to James Madison. And he knew a thing or two about the Constitution.

If anything, Madison put place of birth above citizenship of the parents when he said in a speech to the House of Representatives "It is an established maxim, that birth is a criterion of allegiance. Birth, however, derives its force sometimes from place, and sometimes from parentage; but, in general place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States." (emphasis mine)

What you derisively dismiss as "dirt" is actually the sacred ground of our nation, God's Own, and it means a great deal.

[bluecat6]

I base the statement on the Immigration act of 1790. It was law.

However, it would appear that jus soli can not and should not be discarded. The only reason to drop the language in 1795 would have been a recognition that the 1790 act attempted to change the meaning of Article II, Section 1 - illegally.

It would be interesting find where there is debate on the 1790 act in regards to the natural born Citizen language in between 1790 and 1795. Given the change in 1795 there must have been some documented discussion.

[bluecat6]

No, citizens of Puerto Rico are NATURALIZED citizens.

Period.

Its not even debatable. Numerous government documents reference this simple fact.

Bret Bair at Fox News incorrectly stated, as have others, that citizens born in Puerto Rico are natural born Citizens. No they are not. They are NATURALIZED.

[highball]

“The only reason to drop the language in 1795 would have been a recognition that the 1790 act attempted to change the meaning of Article II, Section 1 - illegally.”

The fact that the 1790
Act was so short-lived, and that the parentage requirement was never included in legislation again, ought to tell us something about how its validity was viewed even back then.