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To: Kansas58

Legislation does not trump the Constitution, however, and it’s there that your argument falls down.

The Constitutional term of art “natural-born citizen” is not a legislative construct and cannot be, it is a common law understanding based upon natural law, and one that has never had any bearing upon anything other than eligibility to the office of President, or Vice President as he or she must be Constitutionally eligible to serve in the capacity of President.

The only attempt you’ll ever find to legislate anything pertaining to natural-born citizenship will have occurred in 1790, via an Act which was itself stricken down and amended to remove any reference to natural-born, in 1795. The Legislative branch recognized their Constitutional inability to legislate additional meaning to the Constitutional term of art. Their Constitutional role is restricted to naturalization, regarding citizenship.

As a result, whatever was the intended meaning of “natural-born citizen” upon the ratification of that Constitution, remains the meaning today. The only conclusion that can be honestly reached is that the eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama is in doubt. The strength of historical citation and Supreme Court decisions rests more upon the strict interpretation of the term than the liberal one you tout.


17 posted on 02/05/2012 9:58:45 AM PST by RegulatorCountry (+)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Jefferson and Adams hated each other for several years.
Alexander Hamilton shot another Founder, in a dual.

Our Founders were not of one mind, and had different opinions on many issues.

Congress DOES have the right to interpret and define the Constitution.

Congress also has the right to determine the jurisdiction of the Courts -— including IMMIGRATION COURTS!

Your case, your arguments, are incredibly weak and have no chance of success, in the long run.


19 posted on 02/05/2012 10:08:57 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: RegulatorCountry

But didn’t the supremes declare “common law” dead. No longer any of any legal import? Can’t remember the legal opinion that said such—but do remember the summation of it.


28 posted on 02/05/2012 10:21:41 AM PST by StonyBurk (ring)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Ah, but our Constitution seems to be interpreted according to our times - just look at all the additions that have been found - Right to Privacy, Right to abortion, Right to hold Americans without cause or trial... goes on.

So, it is way too late to cry foul when all of this has happened along the way. I think that our Constitution has been bastardized so much that it matters little how the little people scream now.

America as our forefathers knew it has been lost.


192 posted on 02/08/2012 9:27:00 PM PST by Deagle
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