Posted on 10/15/2009 2:13:26 PM PDT by Danae
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... What is a Natural Born Citizen? ...
“§ 212. Citizens and natives. The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights. The society is supposed to desire this, in consequence of what it owes to its own preservation; and it is presumed, as matter of course, that each citizen, on entering into society, reserves to his children the right of becoming members of it. The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent. We shall soon see whether, on their coming to the years of discretion, they may renounce their right, and what they owe to the society in which they were born. I say, that, in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country. -Emer Vattel (English language version, “Law of Nations” (1797) Book I, c.19, § 212 http://www.constitution.org/vattel/vattel.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~dybel/Documents/LawOfNations,Vattel.htm#I-%C2%A7212
Who is Emer Vattel? He wrote the book "Law of Nations" which was originally published in France in 1758. ...
************** There is a great deal more in the article at the link.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
You should have just said “How would I know.”
But instead you gave yourself away, again.
parsy, who now cries out from inside the trap
OMG! English must be a “second language” for you. Remember the question you asked?
“Why wouldn’t the trolls, commies and lefties use forums such as FreeRepublic to advance their agenda?”
By your “logic” the fact that you suspect such a thing would be possible, means you have considered the possibility, hence your constant name-calling. Which by implication means you have a notion (right or wrong) about
how trolls would operate, which places you inside the “trap” you created.
But do not worry. Your trap is really just a paper bag and you and me can get out of it pretty easily. We won’t starve in the meantime.
parsy, who has already gnawed his way out
No.
If you weren’t a leftist troll, you would have answered “I’m sure they do use this website.”
But your answer shows you had deception on your mind.
Problem is you didn’t focus very well.
parsy, who is copying my idea (that I copied from Nietsche)
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