Las Vegas Ron said:
So you are saying that there is a difference between the natives vs the naturals? I'm just asking because this is one part that confuses me....just trying to learn.
There is a big difference between natural-born citizens and natural-born subjects. Native citizens are not the same as native subjects. A native is natural-born, but not all natural-born children hold the same mark of allegiance nor concept of allegiance.
At the time of the rule of King George, residents were considered settlers. Any child born to settlers was considered to be a natural-born subject. The more natives, the more power the King had. After all, the King enjoyed having as many subjects as possible for the sole purpose of taxation.
“It is an established maxim, received by all political writers, that every person owes a natural allegiance to the government of that country in which he is born. Allegiance is defined to be a tie, that binds the subject to the state, and in consequence of his obedience, he is entitled to protection… The children of aliens, born in this state, are considered as natural born subjects, and have the same rights with the rest of the citizens.”
Zephaniah Swift, A system of the laws of the state of Connecticut: in six books, Volumes 1-2 of A System of the Laws of the State of Connecticut: In Six Book, pg. 163,167 (1795)
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_2_2s6.html The following is an enormous list of legal citations, from Obama operatives, but you need to know what you are up against:
http://nativeborncitizen.wordpress.com/natural-born-quotes/ James Madison, The Founders’ Constitution Volume 2, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2,
Madison:
It is an established maxim that birth is a criterion of allegiance. Birth however derives its force sometimes from place and sometimes from parentage, but in general place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States; it will therefore be unnecessary to investigate any other.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/79655719/James-Madison-on-Contested-Election-Citizenship-And-Birthright-22-May-1789-House-of-Representatives