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To: RummyChick
I maintain, and the current SCOTUS agree, that it is NOT settled law and IS up for debate.

Ah ha. Now I see the problem.

There is one path to natural-born citizenship that mostly definitely is settled law: those born in the country to citizen parents. All other paths have unresolved doubts and are absolutely up for debate until the SCOTUS makes a ruling.

598 posted on 01/21/2012 9:25:55 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (Man is not free unless government is limited. ~Ronald Reagan)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

I think most everyone agrees that an NBC is definitely someone born on the soil to two American citizens.

Everything else is up in the air- not settled law-INCLUDING the idea that there is only ONE definition.

There may be more than one definition. There may not be.

But the oral argument in Nguyen shows that it is up for debate and NOT SETTLED LAW.


613 posted on 01/21/2012 9:41:57 AM PST by RummyChick (It's a Satan Sandwich with Satan Fries on the side - perfect for Obama 666)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

“There is one path to natural-born citizenship that mostly definitely is settled law: those born in the country to citizen parents. All other paths have unresolved doubts and are absolutely up for debate until the SCOTUS makes a ruling.” - BET

Wrong - There is one class of citizenship that is unquestioned, NBC (those born in country to two citizen parents). Other classes of citizenship may be challenged. in M Vs H the woman in question was NBC, therefore her citizenship was unquestioned.

(Readers beware: There are posters here on FR from TheFogbow.com that are trying to muddy the waters on purpose.)


616 posted on 01/21/2012 9:45:05 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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