Plus, look at Wong and that Indiana case. Why is all that English stuff in there. Plus, you might want to research/google “Blackstone America influence”
parsy
Parsifal // Dec 23, 2009 at 7:49 pm
What does it say about us that all of our Founding Fathers were of the political class, none more so than James Madison (virtually the Federalist Papers personified), and looked upon themselves as born to reign and others to obey? Perhaps it is heartening that somehow we managed to survive them.
The US Constitution says only a “natural born citizen” can be president.
Vattel talks about citizens, Blackstone talks about subjects.
Vattel wrote his works in swiss french, translated into english the phrase “natural born citizen” appears in “The Law of Nations.”
Trying to pretend the framers were following the Blackstone subject model is nonsense.
I am a subject of the British Crown, you are a US Citizen. The rules for being subject are not the same as those for being a US citizen, or indeed a natural born citizen.
Reception statutes only exist until superceded by US laws and the *US Constitution.*
Vattel defines a Natural born citizen as a person born in a country to parents who are citizens.
Frankly I think that article II is pure genius, the founders seemed to have predicted someone of divided loyalties would attempt Usurpation of the Presidency and CINC of US armed forces.
Its as if the founding fathers were attempting to defend the constitutional republic from their very graves, reaching out to tweak the ears of the Usurper, Barack Obama.