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To: William Tell

I believe my brother and I are cases as to your point but we tip the scales of expectancy far away from what your words would seem to establish. My brother killed in the WWII battle for Okinawa and I also served overseas in that war. Both of us were born in the USA of immigrant,not naturalized parents. There was never any doubt that our loyalty was with the USA. However I understand the Founding Fathers who wanted to be assured POTUSA had not the slightest inclination in any way for allegiance wrote the eligibility requirement they did. I am satisfied and pleased to the extent except that the Founders could have been more explicit for future generations.


56 posted on 03/11/2013 8:47:26 PM PDT by noinfringers2
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To: noinfringers2
noinfringers2 said: "I am satisfied and pleased to the extent except that the Founders could have been more explicit for future generations."

My guess would be that a thorough study of the meaning of the words at the time would indicate much less ambiguity than some people think is there.

Similarly, the Second Amendment was very clear to our Founders. People just don't want to believe that there were virtually no limits on what arms a person might keep at the time of the ratification. The amendment process allows all the latitude that anti-gunners need to fix any problems.

57 posted on 03/11/2013 8:57:10 PM PDT by William Tell
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I am satisfied and pleased to the extent except that the Founders could have been more explicit for future generations.

The founders did not think it was necessary to define natural law. If you require a law to establish your citizenship, you are a citizen by law, not nature. Congress can pass a law that allows someone to have two mommies; nature says not so.
58 posted on 03/11/2013 9:08:20 PM PDT by Seven_0 (You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
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