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To: LachlanMinnesota
Look at your own flawed “logic” on the issue.
There is NO direct, Constitutional definition of NBC.

It is entirely CONSTITUTIONAL, therefore, for CONGRESS to define such terms. Courts, for many years, had to resort to Common Law for a definition of citizenship, itself.

Then, legislation was passed by Congress as to what requirements had to be met, to be a Citizen at Birth.

Hamilton shot another founder in a dual. Adams and Jefferson hated each other.

Our Founders, more than likely, disagreed on many citizenship issues.

This is WHY the definition of citizenship was left to Congress.

142 posted on 02/01/2012 9:14:38 PM PST by Kansas58
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154 posted on 02/01/2012 9:24:10 PM PST by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Kansas58
Then, legislation was passed by Congress as to what requirements had to be met, to be a Citizen at Birth.

Which provision of the Constitution gives Congress the power to do this?

The only power I see delegated to Congress involving citizenship issues is the power "To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization".

So, any person who is a citizen at birth due only to a law passed by Congress, must therefore be considered to be a naturalized citizen.

The 14th amendment defines persons born in the US to be citizens, but does not define them as "natural born" citizens.

232 posted on 02/01/2012 10:51:16 PM PST by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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