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To: Retired Greyhound
"Jindal’s eligibility is debatable. Courts have ruled both ways on “natural born”. He does meet the 14 year resident requirement. I personally think he qualifies."

Can you cite a single SCOTUS ruling that rules 'natural born' Citizenship doesn't require that both parents are citizens? I say you can't.

48 posted on 04/07/2010 5:56:29 PM PDT by Godebert
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To: Godebert
Can you cite a single SCOTUS ruling that rules 'natural born' Citizenship doesn't require that both parents are citizens?

Has the Court ever ruled on the definition of natural born as it applies to the presidency?

As far as citizenship, the Court has made it quite plain that, under the Fourteenth Amendment, being born in the US makes you a citizen regardless of parentage (except for diplomats). Now, the common understanding of natural born vs naturalized is that naturalized means you were not born a citizen but became one as a result of a legal process, whereas natural born means you were a citizen from birth. Therefore, Jindal is eligible, unless either we amend the Constitution to define natural born unambiguously or the Court spins up a definition out of thin air, which they are most unlikely to do.

As for Obama, the question of his eligibility is a dead horse. The only way to get rid of him is impeachment or failure to reelect. So, there is no motive to question Jindal's eligibility, only his electability.

51 posted on 04/07/2010 6:10:16 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Godebert

Ah, yes, SCOTUS. They always get it right/sarc.

Do his parents have to be just citizens, or “natural-born citizens”, for him to be a natural-born citizen?

Did his parents have to be citizens at the time of his birth?

All I know is what the Constitution says, and it doesn’t define “natural born”, other than to indicate born here.


62 posted on 04/07/2010 11:47:29 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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