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To: Conscience of a Conservative

You tell us the meaning of natural in natural born citizen.

The Shakespeare reference came from a College professor in the 19th century.

I’ve 100’s examples the meaning of natural, kind and native.

If the 14th and WKA changed this I’ve no idea.

One thing is certain..the Founders placed one class of citizen into a Kind.

The Chinese, Ethiopians, Malays, Slavs, Arabs did not write the Constitution did they. The Founders had every right to do what they did when they used the term natural born citizen.

If you don’t like it..complain to the Founders or call your Congressman to change the Constitution.


69 posted on 02/08/2012 8:40:24 PM PST by bushpilot1
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To: bushpilot1
One thing is certain..the Founders placed one class of citizen into a Kind.

Funny how they did so without using the word "Kind," huh? And funny how they did so using a phrase ("natural born citizen") that sounds oddly reminiscent of a phrase ("natural born subject") that (a) would have been recognizable to anyone in the former colonies and (b) had nothing to do with ethnicity or "Kind."

It's one thing to argue that Obama is ineligible because his father was not a citizen. It's another thing to argue that Obama is ineligible because his father is black (and that all blacks, southern Europeans, Jews, etc. are ineligible to be President). The former is a reasonable argument, based on solid (if not universal) principles of international law. The latter makes you look like you belong on Stormfront, not FR.

70 posted on 02/08/2012 8:55:00 PM PST by Conscience of a Conservative
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