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Jeff Winston wrote:
I simply repeated Dane's words. Dane was clearly of the opinion that Thomas Jefferson had indeed been made a naturalized citizen of France, and that that naturalized citizenship was real.

Jeff Winston has repeatedly claimed that Thomas Jefferson is a Naturalized Citizen of France based on his reading of Nathan Dane.

It is my position that Nathan Dane is incorrect about this, and that he was very likely duped by a false Claim made by the Albany Register during the Presidential election of 1808.

One of the pieces of evidential support for my position is below. (I have found other sources which claim this as well.) Here is another. And Another. And Another. And Another.

And from "Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms":

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The question I have for you is this:

Do you regard the above as sufficient evidence to disprove Nathan Dane's claim?

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Note that one of the excerpts indicates that this citizenship was honorary. That’s not surprising considering that Jefferson, for example, was US ambassador to France while the Constitution was being drafted.

Finally consider that the NBC requirement of Clause 5 of Section 1 of Article II did not apply to these Founders because they were US citizens at the time that the Constitution was adopted.

Am I overlooking anything?