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To: Spaulding
The 1790 act, signed by Washington, was entirely rescinded, repealed, in the 1795 Naturalization Act with “natural born citizen” changed to “citizen”.

The 1790 act shows what the Founders thought "natural born" meant (even after taking into advisement the opinion of a random Swiss scholar). Its repeal is irrelevant, given the 1795 repealing act does not even contain the term "natural born".

346 posted on 08/27/2013 11:25:05 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody
The 1790 act shows what the Founders thought "natural born". meant

If it did, then they wouldn't have used the words "Shall be Considered AS", they would have said "Are."

"Shall be considered as" means "similar" it does not mean "same."

386 posted on 08/28/2013 9:11:15 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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