Have pointed this out till i'm blue in the face. It simply doesn't register.
They cannot grasp the concept that conditional citizenship isn't natural citizenship.
"Have pointed this out till i'm blue in the face. It simply doesn't register."
And Ted Cruz did not need to take any action to maintain his citizenship, conferred at birth by his mother.
Case closed.
"There is now at Madrid a naturalized American, with respect to whom and his business, it becomes my duty to put you on the alert. This Mans name is McClure. He is at once the Cap. of an American registered Ship and a proprietor in East Florida, characters not very reconcileable. Professing to have much intimacy with the Prince of Peace and a great variety of means to accomplish his objects with that Minister, he organized (as I am credibly informed) while here, a society for the purpose of out-bidding the U. S. in the purchase of the Floridas. The extent to which they proposed to go was eleven millions of dollars, ten of which were to be given to Spain and one to the Prince of P___e as a doceur. The subscription was left here to be filled, while he proceeded to Madrid & prepared things and persons for its arrival. This information was given by A. Vail, a consul of the U. S. for the port of LOrient, to a person of respectability whom he invited to join in the Speculation & who communicated it to me. Vail is the Agent of McClure in prosecuting a prize cause here. You will best know, what use can be made of this discovery at Madrid."
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