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To: philman_36
I'm fully aware of that! That's because THAT QUESTION WAS NEVER ASKED!

And since it was not asked and was not a matter before the court at that time then any comments Chief Justice Waite made on natural-born citizenship were made in dicta. Not binding as precedent. So until the question of who is a natural-born citizen and who is not IS asked of the Supreme Court, and a decision is handed down, you and Harris will have to agree to disagree.

et STILL, no matter how hard you deny it or refuse to accept it, a definition of a natural born citizen is in the decision.

A definition. Is that the only definition? We don't know. Regardless of how hard you deny it. And with all that, and as I've said before, Chief Justice Waite's definition was made in dicta and is not binding as precedent.

158 posted on 08/14/2020 12:33:49 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
And since it was not asked and was not a matter before the court at that time then any comments Chief Justice Waite made on natural-born citizenship were made in dicta.
That's the decision, not dicta. That dog doesn't hunt any longer.
161 posted on 08/14/2020 12:41:03 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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