Where? As you admitted, they have consistently dodged that case.
and they can’t assert Vittel’s definition without arguing Ark was decided based on a false premise
I don't know why anyone would be concerned with the sanctity of Ark, given that this very same court ruled "Separate but Equal". They pretty much sh*t the bed on that one, so why should we care much about their reputation or decision making ability?
regardless whatever some lawyer publishing in Philadelphia felt in 18-whatever.
Let me post the full title of that book. It's not just "some lawyer."
I will also point out that Samuel Roberts was trained in law by William Lewis who was also a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature when Pennsylvania ratified the US Constitution.
No other men better knew the minds of the founders than the Philadelphia legal community of that era.
If you look up the Judges of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, you will find many of them also have connections to the convention and the ratification of the US Constitution.
Congress must defy prevailing law to challenge an election. That’s appears to be a fatally grave flaw in US democracy.
The founders were right to require a stringent form of citizenship for the Presidency. We can see what a disaster that disloyal foreign bitch Obama has made of the nation. Not adhering to original intent, and letting all the legal people flim flam us with legal jargon and nonsense has led to what may turn out to be the fatal moment that killed the nation.