The language, parsy ... read it ALL
“continuing only so long as he remains within our territory”
“born in the country, is as much a citizen as the natural-born child of a citizen” - as much a citizen, but does not say = a natural born citizen
“an alien, or a stranger [p694] born, for so long a time as he continues within the dominions of a foreign government, owes obedience to the laws of that government, and may be punished for treason, or other crimes, as a native-born subject might be” - for so long as he continues within the dominions - similar to a native-born subject ... but does NOT say = a natural born citizen.
Thanks for helping to prove me right. I hope you clean the wounds from falling on the sword so many times.
ALL THE LANGUAGE-——
“is yet, in the words of Lord Coke in Calvin’s Case, 7 Rep. 6a, “strong enough to make a natural subject, for if he hath issue here, that issue is a natural-born subject;” and his child, as said by Mr. Binney in his essay before quoted, “if born in the country, is as much a citizen as the natural-born child of a citizen, and by operation of the same principle.”
ITS THE KID WHO IS THE NATURAL BORN CITIZEN AND IT DON’T MATTER HOW LONG THE PARENT(S) ARE HERE.
Geesh. Slow down and read the stuff and quit wasting my time! It ain’t like you are having to read the whole case.
parsy, who wonders what part of the English language is giving you fits