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To: ifinnegan

Or even more basic...

Birthright citizenship = natural born

All others = Not


30 posted on 01/18/2016 2:21:53 PM PST by traderrob6
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To: traderrob6
Birthright citizenship = natural born

No. There is natural born citizenship as mentioned in the constitution.

Then there is born a citizen (Cruz an example), that might or might not meet the NBC requirements intended by the founders.

It's obvious that there is no clear definition of NBC in US law. It's also obvious that the founders intended it to be a stricter test than being born to one US parent in some foreign country.

It definitely needs to be clarified. And in today's PC, inclusive environment, they'd probably make an illegal alien who slipped in last night eligible to be president.

63 posted on 01/18/2016 2:41:28 PM PST by Will88
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To: traderrob6
Birthright citizenship = natural born

All others = Not

If by birthright citizenship you mean jus soli, then Emerich Vattel would disagree:

I say, that, in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country."

99 posted on 01/18/2016 3:20:07 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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