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To: curiosity; MHGinTN; Beckwith
Pure dumb leftist misdirection, professor. You can read the quotes from the men who wrote the Constitution as well as anyone else, but you continue to try this idiotic misdirection. Not becoming for a professed to try such deceit!

The term was well understood to mean American citizen parents by men like John Jay, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. A father of foreign loyalty was to be avoided, thus the inclusion of the phrase 'natural born citizen'. In Jay's letter to Washington and Jefferson's writing of the Virginia state Constitution, a man of divided loyalties through his father was not a natural born citizen. Quotes showing their understanding of the term have been posted numerous times on threads where you have posted, so we may assume you've read them. [MHGinTN, Beckwith, would one of you post those quotes again for this professional deceiver?]

Why do you, professor, continue to try that deceit? Show us where the term 'arms' is defined in the Constitution. Show us where the meaning of 'Church' is explained in the Constitution. Show us where the term press is defined in the Constitution. You cannot, but the understanding of those terms has Historical context which may be readily consulted. That you don't like the meaning drawn from History is very 'liberal' of you, Oregonian.

33 posted on 01/06/2009 11:12:19 AM PST by papagall (Atta boys are great to collect, but one dagnabit wipes out dozens of them.)
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To: papagall
You can read the quotes from the men who wrote the Constitution as well as anyone else, but you continue to try this idiotic misdirection.

I defy you to find a single instance in which one of these men states that the American-born son of a British subject is excluded from natural-born citizenship status.

Until you find such a quote, it is you who is guilty of idiotic misdirection.

36 posted on 01/06/2009 11:16:37 AM PST by curiosity
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