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To: Mollypitcher1
Natural Born is clearly defined in The Law of Nations.

But not in the Constitution, which makes yours a stupid argument, based on wishful thinking.

151 posted on 01/12/2016 11:04:00 AM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Timber Rattler

The constitution is not a dictionary. The only specific definition in the constitution is for treason. The framers used terms that were understood to all fairly well educated people of the time. (as in the “well regulated militia” in the 2nd amendment) They didnt include a definition for high crimes and misdeameanors either, but that hasn’t stopped impeachment proceedings. A well established principle of constitutional application is that NO words in the constitution are superfluous. The SOLE purpose of the natural born citizen requirement is to protect the office of POTUS from undue foreign influence, particularly thru a FATHER owing allegiance to a foreign sovereignty. The framers were patriarchs and just viewed things that way. Natural born is a higher standard that citizen for very good constitutional reasons and rationales.


229 posted on 01/12/2016 12:28:21 PM PST by DMZFrank
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To: Timber Rattler

Mine is a correct statement. Your argument is wishful thinking.


255 posted on 01/12/2016 1:15:35 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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