And apparently yours is to insult and provide unsubstantiated conjecture. Hallmarks of conservatism they are not!
Our commander in chief, born, by his own admission, a natural born subject of The Crown, is liable to be punished for treason to Britain.
And how is that, for he was not born on British soil. Unless you have proof otherwise?
Then, concerning the regard of our founders for British Common Law, in the words of Alexander Hamilton:
Please read Alexander Hamilton's Federalist 84 where he reassures his fellow New Yorkers
that the Constitution adopts, in their full extent, the common and statute law of Great Britain, by which many other rights, not expressed in it, are equally secured
and extends it with language defining where the power for the law comes from (the people) and the ability for the people to change it (amendment).
He also argues against the bill of rights, as they are
not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers not granted; and, on this very account, would afford a colorable pretext to claim more than were granted.
This is the English common law understanding that rights not spoken of are inherently with the people, not the Government. Hamilton's concern was that by strictly defining certain rights, a case could be made that any area outside that definition would be inferred as residing with the Government - exactly was we see happening now...
So we have Hamilton acknowledging the foundation of the US legal system and Constitution literally and implicitly relying on British common law; not a surprise given he was a lawyer educated in the British legal system (as were many of the founders).
“And apparently yours is to insult and provide unsubstantiated conjecture. Hallmarks of conservatism they are not!”
Absolutely correct. One of the hallmarks of conservatism is supposed to be respect for reality and a willingness to honestly face it whether one likes what it is currently indicating or not.
William F. Buckley solidified the modern conservative when he stood athwart history and shouted “stop.” He then made cogent, reasoned arguments based on facts and reality. He didn’t just make up wild, insane stuff and spew it.