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To: DiogenesLamp

And in accordance with the Constitution, the very first Congress pass the very first rules of naturalization in the naturalization act of 1790 which state that a natural born citizen is a citizen of US Parents regardless of where the child was born. This was later clarified (by Congress) to require only one US citizen parent who has lived in the US for the required number of years.

The Constitution specifically grants in Article 1 section 8 the power to Congress to make the rules of naturalization. That includes who requires naturalization and who does not.

Now I have quoted and cited specific constitutional authority, acts passed by our founding fathers and the law of the land. I can further site SCOTUS rulings and other legal precedent. What do you have to offer, other than merely your opinion?


53 posted on 08/19/2013 8:34:10 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol

“And in accordance with the Constitution, the very first Congress pass the very first rules of naturalization in the naturalization act of 1790 which state that a natural born citizen is a citizen of US Parents regardless of where the child was born”

And it was repealed 5 years later making your argument ‘Null & Void’.


56 posted on 08/19/2013 8:41:55 AM PDT by Cold Case Posse Supporter
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To: taxcontrol
This was later clarified (by Congress) to require only one US citizen parent who has lived in the US for the required number of years.

Clarified? Next thing we know they are gonna "clarify" 11 million illegals into "natural born citizens."

The Constitution specifically grants in Article 1 section 8 the power to Congress to make the rules of naturalization.

And once more, you are going to cite the power to "Naturalize" in an effort to prove that someone is a "natural citizen." ?

You are advocating a theory that leaves the meaning permanently open ended. In other words, it means whatever congress says it means. That is nonsense. It has a fixed meaning that was understood in 1787 and cannot be changed by Congress by passing a law.

94 posted on 08/19/2013 11:11:44 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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