To: PugetSoundSoldier
Or, you can use that initial law to show that the founding fathers did not adhere to Vattels definition, since they explicitly went around it (born outside the territories of the US). Add to that the Supreme Court decisions in the 1800s after the passage of the 14th Amendment where English common law (jus soli) is referenced, and we are left with a strong case that Vattels definition is questionable at best as what was intended by the founders. American common law is written in the US constitution and is not the same or does it have the same meaning and intent of English common law. The overwhelming facts weigh heavily against Obama or Wong Ark being a natural born citizen. In fact all the nutsos on the left can do is point to scant cherry picked evidence and say that's it.
To: Red Steel
I guess we have to agree to disagree. Vattel is not the foundation of all our citizenship (as the 1790 act and WKA ruling explicitly show); at best it may be a component of NBC, but there isn’t a legal definition right now.
690 posted on
05/18/2010 2:55:31 PM PDT by
PugetSoundSoldier
(Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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