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To: rolling_stone

Barry wasn’t born to illegals. His mother was born & raised here, and his father here with the permission of the US government - “in amity”, as the WKA decision discussed it.

WKA is not a binding decision, since the formal ruling did not use the definition of NBC. However, as dicta, it has held sway for over 100 years, and the Supreme Court has refused to take any birther cases challenging the dicta in WKA.

Birthers can complain about it, but if all 50 states, all 535 members of Congress and all the courts in the USA disagree with their legal ideas, then their legal ideas just don’t count for much.

In the end, the Declaration of Independence describes it well:

“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,”

The consent of the governed. That would include the majority that voted for Obama, the 50 of 50 states that allowed him on the ballot (and still do), the 535 of 535 members of Congress and every court without exception.

Obama will be removed at the ballot box, not by the Supreme Court throwing him out. I wish the birthers could figure that out, and channel efforts where there might be something to show for it.


61 posted on 10/23/2011 7:56:09 PM PDT by Mr Rogers ("they found themselves made strangers in their own country")
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To: Mr Rogers

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62 posted on 10/23/2011 8:10:18 PM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Mr Rogers
....Barry wasn’t born to illegals. His mother was born & raised here, and his father here with the permission of the US government - “in amity”, as the WKA decision discussed it.....

What you are arguing is that WKA gives NBC (supposedly according to you for Presidential eligibility)to anyone born in the US of any parentage, including foundlings of unknown parentage and offspring of one or two illegal aliens. You cannot see the absurdity of your own argument. To construe the law that way would totally defeat the purpose of the Constitution's Natural Born Citizen clause. A decision of that magnitude contrary to common sense and will of the people would likely cause a real revolution. Please use some common sense and logic when trying to "interpret our laws.

66 posted on 10/23/2011 10:34:06 PM PDT by rolling_stone
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